You ain't wrong.

by A K Church, Wednesday, August 28, 2024, 17:51 (19 days ago) @ AaronB

Spring of 1992.

Rural area south of KC MO. My landlord was also the father of my late best friend from college. He was a super experienced handloader, who I would have trusted absolutely.

We were in his back yard, and shooting his nearly new trade acquired Smith 639 in 9mm. My eyes and skill set were way better then.

I noted when I shot it, it seemed to recoil more than expected for a 35-36ish ounce 9.And seemed to shoot a little extra flat at 50 yards.

Long and short of it, he worked from memory, and his load was 1/2 a grain over max for his Bulleye/115ish cast. Primers looked fine, case head expansion was also normal. All I can say is praise be the steel framed, still tight Smith was as strong as it was.