Shootin' Lead in an XD? - XDTalk Forums

Josh T · 06-25-2009, 11:37 AM

Got the opportunity to pick up some 125 and 147 grain lead bullets for about 4-5 cents per... and I'm thinking of loading in my XD Service 9mm. Plan on using them for practice and IDPA... but I don't know anyone who's loading them for an XD. Any of you guys shooting lead cast? I know the 125s are 18 BNH... and the 147s are a bit softer.

xd-gunner · 06-25-2009, 11:50 AM

If they are round nose they should be fine. some bullet types will not feed very good though. If possible buy a small quantity and try them out. If they work then snag the rest.

fredj338 · 06-25-2009, 12:52 PM

They should work fine. All I shoot out of my 45TAC is lead.

**slugger6** · 06-25-2009, 12:57 PM

I reload and regularly shoot lead bullets in my XDs with no ill effect at all.

**agalindo** · 06-25-2009, 01:00 PM

Lead is all I shoot for range ammo my .40 and 9mm have no trouble with any bullet design. right now I'm shooting .40 SWC 180gr and 9mm TNC 124gr.

**mhillsing23** · 06-25-2009, 01:42 PM

I have shot thousands of lead rounds with no harm.

Josh T · 06-25-2009, 02:14 PM

Nice to know... that's some pretty cheap shooting at a nickle a piece. Thanks for the replies.

DWARREN123 · 06-25-2009, 03:39 PM

I run lead thru my XD-40 service models with no problems.

**ragsflh** · 06-26-2009, 08:22 PM

i run lead in alll my xds .shoot it all

zmmnm3 · 06-27-2009, 07:08 PM

No problems with SWC lead bullets in the 9mm not like the SWC issues in the 45. My loads in a service model is 124 gr casr SWC at 1100 FPS thru a chrono. Yes there is some leading but not anything extensice. I use a bore snake and if I have too much a Lewis lead remover. Regardless the gun cleans easily and is very accurate and really fun to shoot.

In my 45 I switched to 45 200 gr RNFP and voila no feeding problems.

FYI

06-25-2009, 11:37 AM	#1
Josh T XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: PNW Posts: 101	Shootin' Lead in an XD? Got the opportunity to pick up some 125 and 147 grain lead bullets for about 4-5 cents per... and I'm thinking of loading in my XD Service 9mm. Plan on using them for practice and IDPA... but I don't know anyone who's loading them for an XD. Any of you guys shooting lead cast? I know the 125s are 18 BNH... and the 147s are a bit softer. __________________ Yeah I did it... but the devil didn't make me. I did it for the suckers who tried to shake and bake me!
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06-25-2009, 11:50 AM	#2
xd-gunner XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Hot Springs, AR Posts: 302	If they are round nose they should be fine. some bullet types will not feed very good though. If possible buy a small quantity and try them out. If they work then snag the rest. __________________ This is my XD9SC. There are many like it, but this one is mine...
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06-25-2009, 12:52 PM	#3
fredj338 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,684	They should work fine. All I shoot out of my 45TAC is lead. __________________ EVERY GOOD SHOOTER SHOULD BE A HANDLOADER!
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06-25-2009, 12:57 PM	#4
slugger6 XDTalk 25K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 26,704	I reload and regularly shoot lead bullets in my XDs with no ill effect at all. __________________ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us". - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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06-25-2009, 01:42 PM	#6
mhillsing23 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Arnold, MO Posts: 4,943	I have shot thousands of lead rounds with no harm. __________________ The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
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06-25-2009, 02:14 PM	#7
Josh T XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: PNW Posts: 101	Nice to know... that's some pretty cheap shooting at a nickle a piece. Thanks for the replies. __________________ Yeah I did it... but the devil didn't make me. I did it for the suckers who tried to shake and bake me!
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06-25-2009, 03:39 PM	#8
DWARREN123 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Clarksville TN Posts: 1,351	I run lead thru my XD-40 service models with no problems. __________________ HAVE A NICE DAY!
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06-26-2009, 08:22 PM	#9
ragsflh XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: rush springs,ok Posts: 2,032	i run lead in alll my xds .shoot it all
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06-27-2009, 07:08 PM	#10
zmmnm3 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 114	No problems with SWC lead bullets in the 9mm not like the SWC issues in the 45. My loads in a service model is 124 gr casr SWC at 1100 FPS thru a chrono. Yes there is some leading but not anything extensice. I use a bore snake and if I have too much a Lewis lead remover. Regardless the gun cleans easily and is very accurate and really fun to shoot. In my 45 I switched to 45 200 gr RNFP and voila no feeding problems. FYI
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