Reliable 9mm Load for the Luger

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Originally Posted by Sieger

Hi, At that OAL, do you shoot full 8 round magazines with no jamming? Both your OALs and powder charges seem well of to me. Respectfully, Sieger

Note that my OAL for the flat nose bullet is 1.100" and also note how far out the ogive is. It works well at that OAL in my Lugers and a couple of other 9mm pistols that I have.

However, that load will jam in other, newer 9mm pistols - my Sig P6, for example - that have different chambers so I have to seat the bullet deeper for them to chamber properly. In effect, each gun is different.

I think Grantman is using round nose bullets which can be seated out farther because the ogive is farther back. The OAL limit will be set by what will feed through the magazine or chamber in the gun and still function properly.