SAAMI Pressure for 9mm

[G43K98]

Although I've been reloading for 30+ years, recent Luger purchases created the need to reload 9mm for the first time. The bullets I picked up at a local gun store are lead 124 gr round nose, sized to .3555. The profile is similar to the Lyman #356637, except that it's missing the bevel base and is 124 gr rather than 147 gr. If they turn out to be unsuitable for the Luger, I'll give them to a friend for use in his Glock.

Some of my .45 ACP loading is for a 1912 vintage Colt Model 1911 U.S. Navy. For that I use a 200 gr bevel base semi-wadcutter (similar to the Lyman #452630) behind 6.5 grains SR 4756. According to the Lyman reloading manual, that should give about 675 fps muzzle velocity at 9,750 c.u.p. -- a nice gentle load for a 99 year old pistol that is accurate and cycles the action reliably. For shooting .45 ACP in modern pistols, I typically use 7.5 gr SR 4756 for 840 fps mv at 14,400 c.u.p. These loads are well below the max of 8.0 gr SR 4756, 933 fps mv, 16,700 c.u.p.

Gerhard