lyman mould bullet weight

i have an old lyman single cavity mould #357212 that i don't know what the bullet weight of the bullet it makes.... it's a round nose bullet that looks kinda heavy.... does anyone know of this mould and what weight of bullet it might cast? i went to lyman on my brain box here but i didn't find this mould listed.... i have another mould that i have used and it's a #358477 that casts a 150 gr swc bullet..... the 357477 mould was on the lyman page....... if anyone knows what weight this mould makes i'd be much abliged if you could tell me.... i friend of mine was wanting me to cast some bullets to reload 9mm by 19 with but this looks like a heavier bullet than a 9mm..... also i was wondering if a guy could size a .357 dia. bullet to .356 to load in 9mm.... THANKS FOR ANY HELP JJB

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#358212 is a 146gr RN plain base. Originally designed for 38spec I believe. I don't know when they stopped making it. No reason not to try it in the 9mm.

Yes, you can size revolver bullets down to load in a 9mm, but you don't have to go all the way down to .356". If you do, you are asking for leading problems, especially with harder alloys. Depending on what the barrels slugs at, I usually use a .358" sizer for them with no problems. That's often too small for my .38spec & .357mag revolvers, which like them .359-.360". The optimum size for a cast bullet is .002-.003" over groove diameter. With a semi auto pistol, that generally means to go as large as you can (within reasonable limits) without causing function and feeding problems.

ok now what is a good red dot or bullseye load for 9 mm in this weight bullet??

I never tried anything that heavy in a 9mm, so start with what you have on hand and see if it groups acceptably.

This is what Alliant gave 10 years ago (reduce by 10% and work up):

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...96-9832-38.jpg

Also you should check the actual weight of your castings with your specific alloy, as lyman have been known to vary a lot.

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your 9mm may like the 357 size just fine you might be surprised at how many 9mm barells are really 357 or 358 any ways.
i shoot 358 sized 124 rnfps for the 38 instead of my 9mm mold quite frequently.

thanks again for the infomation guys....... this guy is kind of a newbie gun guy so i'll see what he has planned.... i'd like to get to range and pick up some brass.... for me and him................... lots of cops go out there and shoot and just leave their 9mms laying there.......................

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