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Proper bullet selection after slugging a barrel?

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08 February 2013, 05:23
mossy
Proper bullet selection after slugging a barrel?
After slugging a pistol barrel, what is the proper size bullet,(LRN)? Should it be the same as the measurements of the slug, or .001 over?

Ruger LC9
08 February 2013, 06:14
plainsman456
.001 over is usually best.
08 February 2013, 21:10
dpcd
If you are shooting it out of a Ruger LC9, (Got that from your signature) it doesn't matter; that ain't a match gun. Any bullet you can get to chamber will work at 10 feet. Now, if you are shooting a well tuned match pistol, that is another story, and for a revolver, another one. Oops, I see you are asking about lead (alloy) bullets; you never want to shoot an undersized lead bullet; it will gas cut and lead your barrel no matter how hard it is. Bigger is always better with lead bullets.