Cast bullets for 7.65 Parabellum

RAY1946 · 01-10-2012, 08:40 AM

Sorry about the tangent on the 9mm. The 7.65 should get here today. If the lead on the 7.65 is like the one on the 9, I may put together a rig to polish them.

I picked up a Lee 3-die set at the gun show for 7.65 and it had some data for 85 thru 100 gr. bullets. Looks like to me that AA#7 may be the way to go. I am thinking a slower powder as the AA#7 would have a much cooler burn temperature and thus be much friendlier to plane-based cast bullets. There was data for Accurate 2,5, and7, also data for Win 231 and Vitavouri n-340.

What lube are you using for your cast bullets? In the past I have used Alox 50-50 and a few others of the day. I recently got some Lyman Orange Magic, which I had read on several sites was good stuff. The only draw-back is you need a lube heater. I have used a hot-air gun in the past and this works very well, I suppose a hair dryer may work well also.

As both of these pistols have 6" barrels I am looking forward to getting a clean burn from even the slower powders. How long is the barrel on your pistol? Have you chronographed any of your loads? I have had excellent luck with the Lee molds as far as wear. I made over 3 thousand 180gr. bullets for my Schmidt-Rubin when I was shootin high-power back in the 80's and it is still in great condition...........................

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01-10-2012, 08:40 AM	#7
RAY1946 User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 77 Thanks: 178 Thanked 14 Times in 9 Posts	Sorry about the tangent on the 9mm. The 7.65 should get here today. If the lead on the 7.65 is like the one on the 9, I may put together a rig to polish them. I picked up a Lee 3-die set at the gun show for 7.65 and it had some data for 85 thru 100 gr. bullets. Looks like to me that AA#7 may be the way to go. I am thinking a slower powder as the AA#7 would have a much cooler burn temperature and thus be much friendlier to plane-based cast bullets. There was data for Accurate 2,5, and7, also data for Win 231 and Vitavouri n-340. What lube are you using for your cast bullets? In the past I have used Alox 50-50 and a few others of the day. I recently got some Lyman Orange Magic, which I had read on several sites was good stuff. The only draw-back is you need a lube heater. I have used a hot-air gun in the past and this works very well, I suppose a hair dryer may work well also. As both of these pistols have 6" barrels I am looking forward to getting a clean burn from even the slower powders. How long is the barrel on your pistol? Have you chronographed any of your loads? I have had excellent luck with the Lee molds as far as wear. I made over 3 thousand 180gr. bullets for my Schmidt-Rubin when I was shootin high-power back in the 80's and it is still in great condition...........................