9mm / 38spl

[JB]

Have a question can u use 9mm bullets and load them into my 38spl and then shoot them out my 686 revolver safely

 

[Tex Critter]

Yes you can. Depending on the size of your bore the .355 bullets may be too small for accuracy. Ruger has a 9mm cylinder for their .357 Mag Blackhawk so it is do-able.

 

[VanMan]

The barrel of my 929 9mm revolvers are actually 38/357 sized. Slugged them at .356 dia. I reload with 9mm, 380 and 38sp bullets. At 17m, no real difference in accuracy. For 50m, probably not as accurate.

 

[VanMan]

I didn't bother Ransom Rest testing these rounds. Just mounted a scope on one of my 929's

 

[VanMan]

One consideration for using 9mm rounds in 38sp cases though is making sure you get a good crimp. There is no cannelure on 9mm bullets, so you need a good crimp to prevent the bullet creeping out - ie when firing rounds 1-4, the bullets in the 5th & 6th rounds may start creeping out from the repeated impact of the cylinder under recoil. I switched over to a Lee Factory crimp die to get rid of that problem.

 

[I Dont Care About You]

Have a question can u use 9mm bullets and load them into my 38spl and then shoot them out my 686 revolver safely

Yes. And you can go the other way too, using 38 / 357 bullets in a 9mm.