9mm 158gr. bullets for pistol loads

[MunsonMan]

Has anyone loaded the IMI 158 gr. bullet specifically for pistol shooting? I've got a bunch of these bullets and want to work up a subsonic load for my HK USP/ Trident 9 but can't find any data in the loadbooks past 147 gr. bullets. Thanks.

Ed

 

[MunsonMan]

http://www.uzitalk.com/forums/showthread.php?52145-158gr-9mm-reloading

Okay, just found this thread.

Ed

 

[BeltFedEd]

I plugged in "158 grain 9mm loads" to Google

Not a wealth of knowledge, but it's a start.

http://www.silencertalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=61971

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=439115

 

[MunsonMan]

Thank you!

 

[cockednlocked45]

I worked up a load like this a while back because I couldn't find any info. I used a cast bullet from a lee six cavity. Sized them to .356 and tumble lubed them. I started my charge at 1.6 gr of unique, then worked it up to 3.6 gr unique. OAL was 1.136 and they fed perfectly in my max11. Don't have a cchrono but they stayed subsonic and were very quiet.

Forgot to add that mold used was a lee tl358-158-2r

 

[SubGunFan]

I thought lead bullets in a can is NO-NO.......................

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[Hitman327]

I loaded some 160 grain lrn for my Uzi's I used 3.0 grains of universal seated to 1.120 they ran fine no case bulge super quiet with a can.and lead is fine if its not loaded real hot.Just gotta clean the can and barrel more often.

 

[mmi]

did you look in the lee book ?
i don't have mine here but it is full of data

 

[jt526]

I thought lead bullets in a can is NO-NO.......................

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A take apart it is AOK and a lot of the newer centerfire pistol cans are. I've shot about 2K of lead reloads through my Trident and it is pretty nasty looking. Time to get it jail broken to clean.