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9mm is normally .355 ; .357 might be tight
Jacketed are typically .355.
Lead are typically .356-.357 depending on what your barrel likes. Many shooters who shoot lead swage their barrels to find time the optimum bullet.
Conversely plated bullets are softer than jacketed, but also do not do well when the plating is deformed, which is likely to occur trying to push a .357 plated bullet through a .355 barrel.
Anyway, jacketed bullets are much harder than lead and .357 jacketed bullets will most likely have a tough time in a standard 9 barrel.
You will likely see higher pressures due to the increased force needed to push to the bullet through the barrel. And it’s likely that accuracy would be sub par.
I use the words likely and typically a lot because in reloading there are no absolute true statements. Well maybe a couple? I’m the current state of affairs if that’s what you got, you can try them. Just start the load in the low end due to likely increased pressure and see how they go.
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Lead are typically .356-.357 depending on what your barrel likes. Many shooters who shoot lead swage their barrels to find time the optimum bullet.
Conversely plated bullets are softer than jacketed, but also do not do well when the plating is deformed, which is likely to occur trying to push a .357 plated bullet through a .355 barrel.
Anyway, jacketed bullets are much harder than lead and .357 jacketed bullets will most likely have a tough time in a standard 9 barrel.
You will likely see higher pressures due to the increased force needed to push to the bullet through the barrel. And it’s likely that accuracy would be sub par.
I use the words likely and typically a lot because in reloading there are no absolute true statements. Well maybe a couple? I’m the current state of affairs if that’s what you got, you can try them. Just start the load in the low end due to likely increased pressure and see how they go.
Your UNLIKELY to hurt yourself or your gun
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Swage em, all good.
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Even better.....Load up some dummy rounds (no primer/powder) and then "plunk test" them. If they will "plunk" into you barrel by gravity alone and don't require forcing them, then load them and see how they do on the range.
My Belg/Port BHP likes .358 bullets and shoots them like a target gun.
My Belg/Port BHP likes .358 bullets and shoots them like a target gun.
