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Originally Posted by gwpercle
The 9mm Luger and cast bullets are NOT easy at all .
Everything conspires against cast working .
My Dad gave me a WWII era Walther P-38 about 5 years ago, my first 9mm luger pistol , and even with 50 years of casting and reloading experience ... this stinker almost got the best of me . But I was determined to shoot cast as I do for every gun I own . I tried 4 different bullets bought from commerical casters and bought 4 different bullet moulds before finding what worked, the P-38 was fairly easy but 3 other newer 9mm's were all extremely picky about everything !!! .
I've never had a cartridge give me this much trouble ...
I did prevail with a lot of attention to several details and lots of curse words ... It's still a stinker .
In comparison ... The 45 acp is a walk in the park with a pretty girl on a Spring day !
Gary
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My P38 was also the worst handgun I ever loaded for.
One day at the range, our club caretaker saw me having feeding problems. He went to his house and came back with a hand full of bullets for me to try. They worked!!
Mastercast 125 grain 0.356 CN. They also work well in my S&W 39-2 and mt Glock, but not too well in the P08 Luger.