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Offline rickyp

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9 mm cast bullets
« on: February 15, 2003, 11:46:22 AM »
I have a ruger SP 101 in 9 mm the manual says that I can't use cast bullets with this gun

I have a 356 mold that cast 124 tc bullets and I use lyman super moly lube or lee liquid alux
Is there any reason I shouldn’t use this combination?  

I have not had a leading problem as of yet with any other gun. Is there some reason I am not seeing?

I also have a marlin 9 mm camp carbine should I use the same 9 mm bullets in it?

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« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2003, 12:36:34 PM »
Maybe Ruger is referring to the commercially loaded, cast 9mm loads with the bullet being seated out too far and preventing the cylinder from turning. With a few chambers loaded with something of this nature, the gun would be unusable until you shaved off the tops of the bullets. I have a SP-101 in 32 Magnum and that's all I shoot is cast loads. It saves so much wear and tear on the gun by using them too. Unless I had a chambering issue or some serious leading, I would shoot cast loads in everything I owned. A truncated cone is more user friendly than a round nose for a revolver so my vote says yes, if it works, why not use it.
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« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2003, 03:15:18 AM »
my 2 cents: I have been using cast bullets in a CZ 85 since I got it.  No problems of any kind.  Leading is also a non-issue
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