Plated bullet reloads?

[Sieger]

Originally Posted by ChrisLL

Hi Folks,

We have had great success in reloading Xtreme plated bullets in 9mm for some modern handguns. Thanks to GT, I now have a Luger shooter to feed as well.

I was wondering if anyone has reloaded for the Luger with the Xtreme plated bullets; I am interested in 115g bullet loads and also wondering about reloading their 100 g (listed as a 380). It is a Round Nose Flat point. If I reload the 100 g, bullet should I follow recommendations for OAL that have been made for a "truncated" style bullet? I suspect the truncated bullet referenced has a somewhat different profile.

I have searched for an article that was mentioned about Determining OAL by Sieger, but for some reason cannot seem to locate it.

Any info., suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.

Chris

Chris,

Speak of the Devil, here I am again, ha!

For a Luger, I'd stick with either 115 or 124gr bullets, as the system, and its springs, were originally "timed" to this range of bullet weight (130grs will also just slip in under the wire, but barely).

Round nose flat points sound like a good .380 or 9mm Makarov defense effort, but I've had no luck feeding a Luger with a really, really excellently designed round nose flat point that Zero has in 124gr for the .357 Sig. They simply will not feed properly, no mater what O.A.L. I've tried with them.

Typically, round nose bullets will feed all eight cartridges through a Luger, without jamming, at around 1.173 inches of O.A.L., original DWM specs. With flat point truncated cone bullets, a good starting point is 1.14 inches of O.A.L., original DWM specs.

As to my article on determining proper O.A.L., right now, its on page 4, of Shooting and Reloading, second article down.

Good shooting, and PM me with any specific questions you may have!!


Sieger