Reloading 9mm — I never thought it would happen...

[bohoki]

Maybe but, I've heard they don't produce good results. Last night, I did find a place that sells hand cast bullets for 7.5 Nagant.




Why? I've been reloading .25 acp for years and even have a .25 acp conversion kit for my Dillon 550. Making custom .22lr rounds might come in very useful even if you don't think so.

never listen to the anti-lee snobs their molds work fine but i do run them through a sizing die depending on use in either 32long/762x25/30 carbine

[Full Clip]

I even reload .357 Mag. @ $0.233rd for 158gr Semi-Jacketed HPs, of the Full-House variety too.

Yeah, I got into .38/.357 a couple years ago after I bought a S&W 686 SSR. Before that, I had an old SW snubbie that I rarely shot - inherited from my grandfather. Kinda shocking how expensive .38 ammo was even pre-COVID.

[Paseclipse]

Ha, x39 was one of the first calibers I started reloading for. I knew my AR-39 was capable of better. groups than what I was getting with Wolf ammo, so I started in, settling on VMAX 123grn bullets and 1680 for best accuracy...

I didn't shoot much 9mm until recently. My sole gun in the caliber was a Smith 6906, but now I have a Glock 34, an Ruger PC9 and an AR-9 that I built... And I let my little stockpile dwindle from about 4K rounds to 1.5K, so time to start reloading, if only for plinker rounds so I can save the IMI stuff I'd socked away...
How the heck did I end up with so many 9mm guns?!? I'm a .45ACP guy!

Funny thing is, I NEVER thought 7.62x39 would ever be cost efficient to load but here we are!

In regards to 9mm, make sure to inspect your brasses for the stepped cases. It's a headache, but it has to be done.

For pistol caliber carbines, I've found both my Ruger PCC and AR9 both prefer slower burning powder and heavier bullets. Both really like Unique and Power Pistol pushing 147's.

[tabascoz28]

9mm stepped cases. Doesn't your sizing die "catch" that with a half stroke.

I have yet to dip into reloading for my x39 but I have everything ready. Using up my 460pcs of brass ammo and then load development begins. Actually maybe I'll keep a few hundred for a rainy day...

[the86d]

...In regards to 9mm, make sure to inspect your brasses for the stepped cases. It's a headache, but it has to be done...

I have always picked up all 9mm brass I can, and in the... probably thousands I have retrieved, I have yet to find one piece of stepped brass...

Am I just lucky, or are they only at public ranges?

[AlexKintner]

I started reloading 9mm during the last crazy period. Stopped when inventory and prices returned to normal. It’s quite an endeavor to load on a single stage and not worth the time hen it’s available at $10 a box. When you can’t find it anywhere, it’s invaluable to be able to make a box in 30 minutes or less.

[five.five-six]

i started casting bullets for 9mm when store bought ones went over a nickel

bullseye powder is cheap since i use so little 3.5 grains it seems to last forever primers are about the only expense so i can make 9mm for around the same price as buying 22lr

Seems to last forever however, I have shot through a 8#jug of bullseye in about a year. It was a dang good year

[five.five-six]

I have always reloaded 9mm comp ammo. Different loads for 1911, 9mm PCC and Steel Challenge.

When I pulled a forearm muscle 2 years ago, my powder puff 9mm loads let me continue shooting pistol.

Easy choice to reload 9mm versus watching Oprah reruns. lol

Is that still around? I thought steel challenge died with Ron. RIP

[Big bug]

Must be nice to have time between working and kids to actually reload your own ammo... I have bought the setups...but have yet to start reloading..... I figure components will be around awhile before they ban those..... as of now I'm good with my stockpile granted I don't train as much as before. Dryfiring and using my Laser practice setups.

[five.five-six]

I have wife, kids, FT job, successful business, also am rather successful at growing SPS coral as a hobby. Reloading gets fit in here and there. Once you get set up, you can pump out 300 rounds an hour. Today I am tumbling brass between other activities.

[bigbossman]

Seems to last forever however, I have shot through a 8#jug of bullseye in about a year. It was a dang good year

Heh - I bought a 4lb keg of Bullseye a few years ago. I still have about half of it left. At 3grs a throw, it's taking me a while..... same as the 8lbs of 700x at 4grs a throw.

[XDJYo]

Must be nice to have time between working and kids to actually reload your own ammo... I have bought the setups...but have yet to start reloading..... I figure components will be around awhile before they ban those..... as of now I'm good with my stockpile granted I don't train as much as before. Dryfiring and using my Laser practice setups.

The fastest way to shorten time of reloading is with a progressive such as a Dillon 650/750. A lot of people hate on those for first timers, but I started on a 650 and have no real issues.

It's nice because once you're set up for a specific caliber (if you have all of the components), all you have to do is sit and crank them out. Easy to load up a couple hundred in a short time while the wife & kids are out shopping or if you're up late etc. It's all part of the shooting hobby.

Its fun and nice that you don't have to scour the internet for a case of 9mm during an ammo panic. Ammo is truly in your hands.

[five.five-six]

I run 550’s and really can’t justify upgrading.

[JoyfulJoker]

I started on a 750 ( still starting). One thing I didn't think of was that most of the work is processing brass. I ended up cleaning, depriming and then re-cleaning 3200 pieces to start. Then I started inspecting to weed out any crimped brass and found quite a few! My Dillon Swage is on back order so there are some ready to go and some separated by headstamp ( Win, CBC and some odd crimped cases).

[five.five-six]

Heh - I bought a 4lb keg of Bullseye a few years ago. I still have about half of it left. At 3grs a throw, it's taking me a while..... same as the 8lbs of 700x at 4grs a throw.