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10 acre woods · February 2, 2012, 06:04 PM

I too was wondering the same thing on the 9mm side. Many days of research say that in a situation where you slug your 9mm barrel and find that you have a diameter of .356 then using a .357 lead bullet would improve accuracy and reduce leading. Some say that having a bullet sized 2/1000ths bigger then the barrel would be idea but nothing more bigger then that, some say 1/1000ths ideal. I didn't bother to research what would be ideal if the bullet was jacketed. Am I correct in this thinking or is this a bad idea.

February 2, 2012, 06:04 PM	#10
10 acre woods Member Join Date: December 1, 2011 Location: the commie state of il Posts: 73	I too was wondering the same thing on the 9mm side. Many days of research say that in a situation where you slug your 9mm barrel and find that you have a diameter of .356 then using a .357 lead bullet would improve accuracy and reduce leading. Some say that having a bullet sized 2/1000ths bigger then the barrel would be idea but nothing more bigger then that, some say 1/1000ths ideal. I didn't bother to research what would be ideal if the bullet was jacketed. Am I correct in this thinking or is this a bad idea.