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iraiam · January 31, 2013, 10:22 PM

I just finished modifying my Lyman 9mm 124 grain devastator HP mold.

I machined away the beveled base and made it into a gas check seat. Final weight is 136 grains with 50/50 Linotype/pure lead (bullet and GC), which gives a BHN of 15 with 92% lead, it's a pretty good HP alloy.

January 31, 2013, 10:22 PM	#1
iraiam Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2012 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 1,057	New Cast 9mm HP I just finished modifying my Lyman 9mm 124 grain devastator HP mold. I machined away the beveled base and made it into a gas check seat. Final weight is 136 grains with 50/50 Linotype/pure lead (bullet and GC), which gives a BHN of 15 with 92% lead, it's a pretty good HP alloy. __________________ NRA Lifetime Member Since 1999 "I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials." George Mason