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Old 05-14-2018, 06:07 PM
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Default 9mm and Coated Bullets

I’ve been debating about getting a 9mm for some time and have narrowed my choice to a Walter Q5 or a Sig Sauer 320 X-5.

I been reloading for more years than I care to count, mainly 45 ACP, 327 Fed Mag and 357 Mag. I never loaded for a 9mm. I have been using coated cast bullets with some success with the other calibers and have been very happy with them. I’d like to do the same with the 9mm.

There is warning in the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook about using cast bullets with the 9mm especially with Glocks because of the rounded rifling. Is this just limited to just Glocks? Does the coating mitigate the problems with this type of rifling? Has anyone loaded coated lead bullets with either of these guns with any success? I know some people at the range that use plated bullets in Glocks and they haven’t indicated a problem. That’s Plan B.

As always thanks in advance for your input.
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