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rangermonroe · July 7, 2006, 10:16 PM

Not all 9mm bullets will crimp tightly enough.
These will not work http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpag...lastID=7620061
Round nose bullets seem to get pushed back on me, but truncated cone varieties will stay firm.

IMHO, any straight sided 9mm bullet will work. I have had the best luck with Hornady XTPs.

I resize .40s to make 357SIG. The neck is a bout 10-15 thousands shorter, but it stretches with firings. Also 40 brass will have a few ftf, until fire formed, so I use it for training ammo.

Yes it does make it a lot cheaper.

Every body leaves once fired .40 at the range.

July 7, 2006, 10:16 PM	#2
rangermonroe Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2005 Location: savannah Posts: 758	Yes, to a point.... Not all 9mm bullets will crimp tightly enough. These will not work http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpag...lastID=7620061 Round nose bullets seem to get pushed back on me, but truncated cone varieties will stay firm. IMHO, any straight sided 9mm bullet will work. I have had the best luck with Hornady XTPs. I resize .40s to make 357SIG. The neck is a bout 10-15 thousands shorter, but it stretches with firings. Also 40 brass will have a few ftf, until fire formed, so I use it for training ammo. Yes it does make it a lot cheaper. Every body leaves once fired .40 at the range. Last edited by rangermonroe; July 7, 2006 at 11:25 PM.