rjennings10 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Ho Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjennings10 Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydiver Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 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. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjennings10 Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 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)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydiver Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightningCrash Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotIce Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunslingerDK Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Elliott Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjennings10 Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Elliott Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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