I'm new to the boolit casting (last August) game but have been reloading since 1992.

Just curious what seems to work for you?

So far I've only tried this RCBS mold my brother owns but lets me keep at my house since I cast far more often than he does: RCBS 2-Cavity Bullet Mold 09-115-RN 9mm (356 Diameter) 115 Grain Round Nose - MidwayUSA

Seems to work well over 3.8 grains of Bullseye.

I just bought a Lee TL356-124-2R to try: Lee 2-Cavity Bullet Mold TL356-124-2R 9mm Luger, 38 Super, 380 ACP (356 Diameter) 124 Grain Tumble Lube 2 Ogive Radius - MidwayUSA

I'm thinking somewhere around 5.8 grains of Acurate #5 for it. 6.1 with a jacketed 124 works well for me.

I cast, but I have yet to shoot any in my 9VE. I'm sure it will do just fine with cast, I just have a bunch of jacketed bullet handloads to shoot up first.

I've had great luck with the Lyman 358311 in 9mm, its a 160 grain bullet intended for .38 Special, but it works like a charm in 9mm.

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I've had good results with a Lee 175gr. TL bullet and some W231 in my SW40VE. I also use the Lee Factory Crimp die in 40 S&W to ensure smooth feeding. That's what I love about my SW40VE- I don't have to buy an aftermarket barrel to shoot lead.

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I bought my sigma orginaly just because I didnt have a 40 cal. Then found out I really love it.

But to answer your question, as soon as I got the gun I ordered a Lee 175 grn mold.

I load 5.4 grns of unique which works dern good in my gun.

I use magteck SPM primers, not that I think they are any good, its just I got them when there was a shortage of primers to find out they were too hard and wouldnt fire in my revolvers, but the Sigma has no problem with them. Good thing too, I have about 3000 of the suckers. The Sigma and my Remington 25-20 pump gun is the only thing I have they work in.

The neatest one I cast is Lyman 356402, a truncated cone 124 grain. I also have an earlier mold of the same which produces the same thing, but with a rounded nose instead of the flat truncation which I like very well and all my 9's seem to feed and function with it very well. Something around 6.5 to 6.7 grains of Accurate #5 seem to work very well for me. Out of my Model 39, they clock at just over 1100 fps.

If all you can find in the bullet molds is the true FLAT nose, just lube it in the usual fashion but use a ROUNDNOSE top punch (for a 30-cal) and kinda moosh it down a bit for good feeding.

I do the 120 RN, also because when I cast, it is an all-day project and I do a lot of many sizes and shapes.

Flash

I'm thinking you are needlessly hot.
I use that exact mold and 4.0gr HP38 for a light plinking load that works the Sigma action. Have tried up to 4.4gr HP38.

I sometimes cast my own for my muzzleloader, but always bought over the counter for my cartridge guns. Often considered getting a shotgun reloader though. However with prices going up like they are, I think I need a reloader for my favorite pistol calibers too.

By reloading, you will cut shooting cost by half. But don't worry, you won't save money, you'll just shoot twice as much.

Flash