Reloading bullets in stock 9mm 115 grain

[jpm2953]

After more than a decade of loading FMJ’s and JHPs I’m back to coated lead for for bulk practice ammo. The cost and availability of the above projectiles has gotten to be to much and too little respectively.

Doing load development right now on BBI 125s. They were cheap and shipped fast. To my do in less than five days via UPS.

Shot lead when I first started reloading. Then tried coated lead. Then tried plated. Was never happy with any of them. At the time both the coated lead and lead were dirty and smokey. And the plated were crap for accuracy. FMJs and JHPs were only fractions of a penny more when you ordered in bulk and were leaps and bounds ahead of the other projectiles.

Recently switched to Clean Shot and I think maybe my issues with coated lead were largely due to powder selection. With clean shot the BBIs are not smokey or dirty and are laser beam accurate. I’m sure I’m better at reloading too after more than a decade of experience.

Still need JHPs for my open gun, but I’m sold on coated bullets for the time time being, unless FMJ and JHP prices come back down to competitive levels, which I don’t see happening any time soon.

I’ve got orders in with Precision Bullets, The Blue Bullet, and DG Bullets right. Gonna try em all.


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I've had nothing but great luck with BBI's. I've tried all the coated bullets out there and always go back to BBI. I've probably shot 30,000 or more of the 125's and haven't had a single issue.

I use Alliant Sport Pistol and i don't get any smoke either. Even at an indoor match.

 

[iflyskyhigh]

I've had nothing but great luck with BBI's. I've tried all the coated bullets out there and always go back to BBI. I've probably shot 30,000 or more of the 125's and haven't had a single issue.

I use Alliant Sport Pistol and i don't get any smoke either. Even at an indoor match.

Sorry for the thread drift.

Have you tried anything larger than .356?

I have a couple guns that shoot one hole groups with the BBI 125s so far, but a couple guns and not so much. Always a couple fliers too.

I’ve got 2 more batches to test today at SGC, but after that I’ve tried just about every powder charge and coal there is to try with this bullet and those guns.

The guns that shoot them well seem to shoot them well no matter the powder charge or coal.

I was thinking about trying .357s to see if that helps out at all.

 

[jpm2953]

Sorry for the thread drift.

Have you tried anything larger than .356?

I have a couple guns that shoot one hole groups with the BBI 125s so far, but a couple guns and not so much. Always a couple fliers too.

I’ve got 2 more batches to test today at SGC, but after that I’ve tried just about every powder charge and coal there is to try with this bullet and those guns.

The guns that shoot them well seem to shoot them well no matter the powder charge or coal.

I was thinking about trying .357s to see if that helps out at all.

Yep, my first X5 had a bigger bore and I had to run .357's or I would get leading. Just put a note in your next order to size to .357"

 

[iflyskyhigh]

Yep, my first X5 had a bigger bore and I had to run .357's or I would get leading. Just put a note in your next order to size to .357"

No leading issues. All bores checked and squeaky clean. Just sub par accuracy.


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[iflyskyhigh]

Yep, my first X5 had a bigger bore and I had to run .357's or I would get leading. Just put a note in your next order to size to .357"

No luck today. Better but not great. Guess its onto .357 testing.


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