Most used 9 MM bullet weight & design

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Looking for  opinions from ACTUAL  9 MM shooters on your favorite 9 MM mold. Intended use, some local “bulleye” match’s and general plinking.
I’m thinking about one of the GC designs for my Glock 9’s 

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[AlvinYorkParticipant]

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I’ve got the same mould (357-135-RF) and echo LongPoint’s comments. I shoot it out of my 9mm HK USP Compact with the charges a little hot. Fine mould.

[micaelnetzParticipant]

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Of NOE make I have the 358-124-TC, 358-135-FN and SC357-135-RF. Out of those I prefer the 358-135-FN, certainly with a gas check.
I do have other makes as well. However, I am holding out for the proposed 135 grain Round Nose (GC), as discussed here:
http://noebulletmolds.com/smf/index.php/topic,1735.0.html

[patrickhabowskiParticipant]

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358-124-TC is the NOE mold I use. I have tried other styles from many makers and I always come back to the original German design.

[gwpercleParticipant]

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I tried four different designs in three different pistols ,  the  favorite ,  is the NOE 358-124 – TC GC .
I got the gas check version so I could use a softer alloy and not have to worry about leading.  Sized .357 and cast from scrap  lead and wheel weights 50-50
It works , no leading.
As an extra benefit this bullet shoots well in hot 357 magnum loads and  regular 38 special loads.
I just used the 9mm taper crimp die to crimp them in the 38/357 revolver loads.
Very versatile bullet to have.
Gary

[robertpedersen1]

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I prefer a 120-130 gr FP design.  Think ‘conical flat point’ rather than ‘truncated cone’.
NOE’s closest bullet would be the 358-124-TC, but that meplat is still a little small for my taste.

With a slightly shorter nose and meplat at .250-.275″, they cut cleaner holes in paper and get just a little more ‘splodey when plinking (potatoes, eggs, etc.).
I have not found a 9mm that won’t feed a well designed ‘conical flat point’.  And with one exception, a Sig that has been thrashed by its owner and his way-over-max handloads, all have also shot the design well.

It really doesn’t show the bullet well, but this is the only half-decent photo I have of the design that I use (a 122 gr based on an old NEI design — but I believe Magma offers something similar).

[micaelnetzParticipant]

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Squigie have you tried the Ranch Dog design SC357-135-RF?
http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/index.php?cPath=34_261
It works very well in some but not all guns due to the meplat.
I like a 9mm design to be generally as heavy as possible without taking up too much case capacity at max OAL, and that would mean about 135-140 grains depending on nose shape.

[jeffyoungParticipant]

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Wayne, when I tested several bullets and charges in my three 9mm pistols a couple of years ago, the surprise winner in accuracy was the NOE 95-grain version of the 358242.  A minimum charge of Bullseye or Unique or Red Dot or Universal produces a very accurate load.  Here’s the link:  http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/index.php?cPath=34_254

[robertpedersen1]

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Squigie have you tried the Ranch Dog design SC357-135-RF?
http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/index.php?cPath=34_261
It works very well in some but not all guns due to the meplat.
I like a 9mm design to be generally as heavy as possible without taking up too much case capacity at max OAL, and that would mean about 135-140 grains depending on nose shape.

I think it would be a good bullet.
There’s an SC357-135-RF aluminum RG4 sitting in my pile of molds that are up next for casting.  I had some issues with bullets not releasing when I last/first tried that mold — which I’m sure was due to mold temperature (-5 F outside … too cold to keep the mold and pins warm) — so I haven’t had a chance to test the design yet.

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