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Old 03-12-2010, 11:00 AM
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I shoot quite a bit of lead in my Makarov. It works just fine. The Lee mold for the 380 is reported to be completely adequate.

You'll need to use an alloy at least as hard as wheelweights in a semi-auto. I've had no trouble whatever using Lee Liquid Alox as bullet lube. Lyman doesn't list loads for that bullet, but they do have loads for a 90 and a 120-grain. Data for the 120 ought to be safe with a 102. They give max loads of: 2.1 Bullseye, 2.1 RedDot, 3.2 W231 and 2.8 Unique, among other powders. They liked W231 best for both bullets mentioned, and I like it in the Mak as well.
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