EAA Limited 9mm: Shooting lead bullets? Any problems.

[rjennings10]

Hey all, not sure if this has been discussed or if it's a newbie question? But is there any problem shooting lead bullets out of the EAA limited 9mm? If so, why? Is there anything I need to look-out for if I do go that route? It would mainly be for practice. I'm starting to reload and haven't seen anything about it on the limited guns. Thanks ahead for the advice.

If all works out Im either thinking of getting 115 gr or 124 (lead and fmj) . I want to numb down my ammo to have less a recoil and not sure where to start out. does anyone have any formula's they are willing to share for 9mm and .40 S&W. Any information would be great.

I am shooting limited division and using a 9mm for minor (because I'm cheap lol, but mainly bc I have just been introduced to the sport), I typically use factory ammo but have tried some other peoples homemade reloaded ammo and I could tell the difference between factory and the reloaded. I could get shots off 100% faster, didn't know it made that much of a difference. Now I have opened another door to a world I really want to understand, so any help is welcomed!

here are some of the website listed below that I'm considering:

http://www.TwoAlphaBullets.com/Products.htm

http://www.berrysmfg.com/products.aspx?c=33

http://www.missouribullet.com/results.php?...amp;secondary=8

Edited January 16, 2010 by rjennings10

[J-Ho]

The only thing you need to watch out for when shooting lead bullets out of your limited is the direction the muzzle is pointed.

Seriously, I shoot lots of lead and don't have any problems. Other than the fact that the gun gets dirty as hell. I've heard people say not to shoot lead from a polygonal rifled barrel, but I think as long as you use good hard cast bullets and take time to check and clean the barrel, it's fine. Just my $.025

J-Ho

[rjennings10]

The only thing you need to watch out for when shooting lead bullets out of your limited is the direction the muzzle is pointed.

Seriously, I shoot lots of lead and don't have any problems. Other than the fact that the gun gets dirty as hell. I've heard people say not to shoot lead from a polygonal rifled barrel, but I think as long as you use good hard cast bullets and take time to check and clean the barrel, it's fine. Just my $.025

J-Ho

I really appreciate your response. Why not a polygonal rifled barrel?

[Skydiver]

Hey all, not sure if this has been discussed or if it's a newbie question? But is there any problem shooting lead bullets out of the EAA limited 9mm? If so, why? Is there anything I need to look-out for if I do go that route? It would mainly be for practice. I'm starting to reload and haven't seen anything about it on the limited guns. Thanks ahead for the advice.

If all works out Im either thinking of getting 115 gr or 124 (lead and fmj) . I want to numb down my ammo to have less a recoil and not sure where to start out. does anyone have any formula's they are willing to share for 9mm and .40 S&W. Any information would be great.

I am shooting limited division and using a 9mm for minor (because I'm cheap lol, but mainly bc I have just been introduced to the sport), I typically use factory ammo but have tried some other peoples homemade reloaded ammo and I could tell the difference between factory and the reloaded. I could get shots off 100% faster, didn't know it made that much of a difference. Now I have opened another door to a world I really want to understand, so any help is welcomed!

here are some of the website listed below that I'm considering:

http://www.TwoAlphaBullets.com/Products.htm

http://www.berrysmfg.com/products.aspx?c=33

http://www.missouribullet.com/results.php?...amp;secondary=8

My favorite soft shooting 9mm load is: a 147 gn bullet with 3.2 gn of TiteGroup. I use Montana Gold, but have also tried Berry's, Xtreme, and Rainiers. You can adjust +/- 0.1 gn as needed to give yourself a good margin for power factor. For example, out of my G-34, I can go down to 3.1 gn, but my CZ-75B needs 3.3 gn. It's so soft shooting, people often jokingly ask if I'm shooting .22's, or if I'll make minor. I do know that this load will not cycle a G-26. :-)

For the speed at I shoot, this load is great. The guy who gave me the formula has since moved on to using a different load with 124 gn bullets, because the gun doesn't cycle fast enough for him. :-) I hope that someday, I can say that the gun doesn't cycle fast enough for me. :-)

[rjennings10]

Hey all, not sure if this has been discussed or if it's a newbie question? But is there any problem shooting lead bullets out of the EAA limited 9mm? If so, why? Is there anything I need to look-out for if I do go that route? It would mainly be for practice. I'm starting to reload and haven't seen anything about it on the limited guns. Thanks ahead for the advice.

If all works out Im either thinking of getting 115 gr or 124 (lead and fmj) . I want to numb down my ammo to have less a recoil and not sure where to start out. does anyone have any formula's they are willing to share for 9mm and .40 S&W. Any information would be great.

I am shooting limited division and using a 9mm for minor (because I'm cheap lol, but mainly bc I have just been introduced to the sport), I typically use factory ammo but have tried some other peoples homemade reloaded ammo and I could tell the difference between factory and the reloaded. I could get shots off 100% faster, didn't know it made that much of a difference. Now I have opened another door to a world I really want to understand, so any help is welcomed!

here are some of the website listed below that I'm considering:

http://www.TwoAlphaBullets.com/Products.htm

http://www.berrysmfg.com/products.aspx?c=33

http://www.missouribullet.com/results.php?...amp;secondary=8

My favorite soft shooting 9mm load is: a 147 gn bullet with 3.2 gn of TiteGroup. I use Montana Gold, but have also tried Berry's, Xtreme, and Rainiers. You can adjust +/- 0.1 gn as needed to give yourself a good margin for power factor. For example, out of my G-34, I can go down to 3.1 gn, but my CZ-75B needs 3.3 gn. It's so soft shooting, people often jokingly ask if I'm shooting .22's, or if I'll make minor. I do know that this load will not cycle a G-26. :-)

For the speed at I shoot, this load is great. The guy who gave me the formula has since moved on to using a different load with 124 gn bullets, because the gun doesn't cycle fast enough for him. :-) I hope that someday, I can say that the gun doesn't cycle fast enough for me. :-)

Thanks for the great detail. Is there any problem running leads bullets through glocks (17)?

[Skydiver]

Thanks for the great detail. Is there any problem running leads bullets through glocks (17)?

Well my Glock-34 manual says don't, but I did anyway for plinking. I just made sure that I kept the barrel and chamber clean after each session.

You can probably make up your own mind by starting off reading this Wikipedia article and then following the articles in the reference section:

Wikipedia: Polygonal Rifling and Lead Bullets

[LightningCrash]

here are some of the website listed below that I'm considering:

http://www.TwoAlphaBullets.com/Products.htm

http://www.berrysmfg.com/products.aspx?c=33

http://www.missouribullet.com/results.php?...amp;secondary=8

That first link's images look familiar

http://jkbullets.com/index.php?main_page=i...&cPath=1_15

they must use the same mold mfg

Edited January 17, 2010 by LightningCrash

[HotIce]

I asked to Tanfoglio in Italy directly, and they told me that there is no problem is shooting lead with their polygonal rifled barrels.

Of course, they also said to keep the barrel decently clean, and not shoot 2000 rounds w/out properly clean it (or at least check its status).

[GunslingerDK]

I haven't shoot anything else than lead bullet in my Limited the last 3 years. Reloading with cast bullets allows me to shoot 5 times as much for the same amount of money.... so for me the casting and sizing hassle is worth it.

I have heard opposing arguments on using cast in polygonal bores. I have never owned another 9mm than my witness so can't really comment on that. however it is my experience that my bore requires harder bullets than conventional bores. Each gun is its own, so you may not have the same issues.

What is important is to distinguish between leading and lead fouling. I mean, if you can shoot 400 shots without accuracy degrading then I wouldn't call it leading per say.

I use a 130gr LRN bullet with 3.6gr of N320, this gives me a powerfaktor of about 128.

[R.Elliott]

There is no problem shooting lead out of these guns. Depending on the bullet, you may actually find the lead build-up in the bore to be minimal or virtually non-existent. That was my experience at least. Note that you will likely do a little better with .356" diameter rather than .355", but your mileage may vary.

[rjennings10]

Why would it be better to use a .356??? so it's tighter in the barrel and leaves less residue??????

I don't know much about reloading and why: This over that!

[R.Elliott]

Why would it be better to use a .356??? so it's tighter in the barrel and leaves less residue??????

I don't know much about reloading and why: This over that!

Less about residue and more about fit. Less gas blow-by and better accuracy.