9mm Major OAL

[SeattleDude]

1.165 with 115gr MG JHP.  SV body built mags and MBX Mags.

[jim vaughan]

Has anyone tried using the Lee 158gr RN cast bullet coated with Hitek with a 9x19 case and an OAL of 31.7-32.0 mm?

This is soft, accurate, economical and within published pressure limits. It also has a significant bullet engagement in the case (approx 6 mm) for stability during the loading cycle. Dot flip is a bit more than a light bullet but is very predictable.

[loubob]

1.16 with both 115 and 125 bullets

[bigboy69]

1.17 or 1.19 with a blue bullet, 125g or 135g

[Ryan67]

I run 1.165 with multiple different companies 124/125's

[cnote]

I ask the builder whats the oal they prefer or set up the gun for... if possible

also, different mags/followers like adifferent length with different profiles

[balmo]

1.165, PD 124hp for my CK Arms Open

[Posvar]

1 hour ago, cnote said:

I ask the builder whats the oal they prefer or set up the gun for... if possible

also, different mags/followers like adifferent length with different profiles

Yep. This ^^^. My builder recommends 1.175 which actually helps with a full case of powder. 

[Bakerjd]

With my new open gun I'm running 1.165OAL with SNS Castings 125gn coated bullets. 

[Chapo]

I use 124g RN Missouri bullets at 1.135 out of a Bobby Carver tuned Glock 34.  Hope this helps.

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLEAh7Bstw0lf4LLNWm9P6A

[APL-G35]

1.160-1.165 Using the Everglades 124gr JHP V2

[OpenshooterMclass4lyfe]

1.170 with a pd v1 124 jhp 

[MaX_1]

1.165 MG 124 JHP

[kleite93]

I run 1.155-1.16 with major pistol & MG 124

[StefVanHauwe]

From Shay Akai on FB:

 

"This needs to be said again, because I see that a lot.
When you load up 9major, you try and make your rounds as long as possible in order to increase case volume and reduce pressure. But, there are some limiting factors. 
Not all bullets, projectiles, are the same. They have different profiles that make a big difference. For example, although I love the golden bullets, their 124JHP has a fairly unique profile, a sharp shoulder fairly far forward. The bullet design is great for accuracy, but some people load it incorrectly.
If this bullet is loaded long, 1.167 in the pictures below, the shoulder of the bullet will get stuck on the throat. The throat, basically, is the funnel, the transition between the chamber and the rifling. 
Yes, the throat can be increased, a few turns of a throater can increase the depth of the throat, it will work for this specific bullet and round length, but if you ever switch bullets, there will be too much space there and you will get issues. For example, blow by gasses.
The best way I found, personally, is to load a long round with loose crimp, no primer, no powder. Put it in your chamber, lightly tap it in till it sits flush. Now pull it out and measure the length. That is your maximum length that you can load with your chamber and throat. Do this every time you switch bullets."

[Jschreiber]

. 165 to .170

[Hollow-Point]

1.163 HPCB 115 or 124 in m my Czechmate. Eats it like a fat kid at a buffet…

[skullmug]

1.168 MG or PD 124 HP. 

 

[Blueknight749]

In both of my Akai 9maj pistols I run 1.170 with RMR 124s.  Seems I saw a YouTube video by Leonard DeLeon on how to determine the maximum cartridge overall length.

[Chapo]

On my CZ Czechmate without reaming the barrel, 1.500-1.155. 124g rn  Everglades. 

[admcd]

1.171 PD 124 gr JHP in my Honcho seems to be right

[rpm8300]

1.165 with 125 Blues; it is a tight fit but not compressed with 3N38 @ 172 PF.  This length has worked with all of my open guns and mags - when I do my OAL spot checks, 1.17 is the upper limit for acceptance testing.

[bustopher4]

1.165 with Zero JHP in my CK Arms. 

[Banacek]

On 2/18/2021 at 6:16 PM, Squirrel45 said:

~1.165 115 extreme  in a throated Czechmate 

Where and what specs did you use for throating the Czechmate?  I am having problems with loading Montana Gold Bullets. 

[Hollow-Point]

42 minutes ago, Banacek said:

Where and what specs did you use for throating the Czechmate?  I am having problems with loading Montana Gold Bullets. 

Make up some dummy rounds of the stuff you want to load and ream until you can plunk them. It only takes a few turns with the reamer…