Semi-wadcutters in the 9mm - 12/02/12
Has anybody used cast semi-wadcutters as practice/target bullets in the 9mm, and if so, what are your experiences? Needing a good design for practice, a 9mm needs more volume than my wallet can easily supply in jacketed bullets. But I can cast a big pile of lead bullets cheaply.
In my Springfield XDm .45 commercial cast 200 gr. SWC's are very accurate and outshoot cast 230 gr. RN by a big margin, so I've ordered an H&G 68 clone design from Accurate Molds for that. But no one makes a lead SWC for 9mm, not that I've found anyway, and I'd like to try the design before plunking down the bucks for a good mold.
I've tried 125 RNL with mediocre results, also a 115 gr. Berry's plated bullet which really sucked - these results from both Springfield XDm 9mm and a Beretta 92. Seems like a SWC - anything from 115 to 147 grains is okay with me - should work as well in the 9 as the 200 SWC works in the .45 but I'm curious if folks have found that to be true in the real world.
In my Springfield XDm .45 commercial cast 200 gr. SWC's are very accurate and outshoot cast 230 gr. RN by a big margin, so I've ordered an H&G 68 clone design from Accurate Molds for that. But no one makes a lead SWC for 9mm, not that I've found anyway, and I'd like to try the design before plunking down the bucks for a good mold.
I've tried 125 RNL with mediocre results, also a 115 gr. Berry's plated bullet which really sucked - these results from both Springfield XDm 9mm and a Beretta 92. Seems like a SWC - anything from 115 to 147 grains is okay with me - should work as well in the 9 as the 200 SWC works in the .45 but I'm curious if folks have found that to be true in the real world.