9×25mm Dillon

The 9×25mm Dillon is a pistol wildcat cartridge developed for use in

9×25mm Dillon
USPSA/IPSC Open guns. The cartridge is made by necking down a
10mm Auto case to 9 mm.

Contents
History
Cartridge dimensions
Reloading
Commercial availability
See also
References 9×25mm Dillon (left) next to a
External links 10mm Auto (right)
Type Pistol

History Place of origin United

States
Around 1987, Randy Shelley, an employee of Dillon Precision, Production history
necked down 10mm auto brass to 9mm. His goal was to get as much Designer Dillon
slow-burning powder in the case as possible in order to drive a 9mm Precision
bullet to the velocity needed to qualify for the then IPSC Major power
factor of 175. The short-necked and steep-shouldered cartridge holds Designed 1988
twice the powder of a .38 Super Auto case.[1] Specifications
Parent case 10mm Auto
The 9×25mm Dillon was used by several notable IPSC shooters, such
as Rob Leatham and Jack Barnes.[2] Case type Rimless,
bottleneck
Most shooters, looking at the 9×25mm Dillon today, focus on the
Bullet diameter .356 in
extreme velocities of which it is capable. A 115 grain bullet at 1800
fps is impressive, but more than needed for competition. There, a 115 (9.0 mm)
only needed to be going a bit over 1500 fps to make Major. What Neck diameter .380 in
competitors in the late 1980s and early 1990s who were using the (9.7 mm)
9×25mm Dillon were doing was adjusting the powder used, to
Shoulder diameter .423 in
produce more pressure in the compensator, or muzzle brake. A
(10.7 mm)
muzzle brake works by diverting gases to reduce felt recoil. The
greater the gas volume, or the pressure that gas is at, the more force Base diameter .425 in
the compensator or muzzle brake creates. Competitors could "feed" (10.8 mm)
the compensator more gases. This turned out to be too much of a
Rim diameter .425 in
good thing. The muzzle blast created by the combination proved to be
(10.8 mm)
tiring over the course of a match, and the resulting recoil re-direction
proved hard on elbows and shoulders. Leatham developed loads with Rim thickness .0550 in
less blast and shock to mitigate this, but discovered there was little (1.40 mm)
advantage over a similar load in .38 Super.[3] Case length .990 in
What finally put an end to the 9×25mm Dillon in competition was (25.1 mm)
component wear, magazine capacity and lowering of the USPSA Overall length 1.250 in
Major power factor from 175 to 165 (160 for IPSC competition).
(31.8 mm)
Barrels and compensators in high-pressure cartridges like .38 Super at
Major velocities have a much shorter service life than lower-pressure Case capacity 22.8 gr H2O
ones. For maximum-permitted length magazines as used in (1.48 cm3)
USPSA/IPSC competition, a .38 Super magazine holds more rounds Rifling twist 1 in 16" (406
than a 9×25mm Dillon magazine. With the lowering of the USPSA
mm)
power factor, safety and effectiveness of .38 Super loads improved to
a point that the 9×25mm Dillon was no longer competitive and once Primer type Center-fire
worn out, pistols were often retired or rebuilt in .38 Super. large pistol
Maximum 37,500 psi
Cartridge dimensions pressure (259 MPa)
Ballistic performance
The 9×25mm Dillon has 1.48 ml (22.8 grains) H2 O cartridge case
capacity. Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
90 gr (6 g) Gold Dot 2,100 ft/s 881 ft⋅lbf
JHP (640 m/s) (1,194 J)
2,000 ft/s 844 ft⋅lbf
95 gr (6 g) FMJ
(610 m/s) (1,144 J)
115 gr (7 g) Speer 1,800 ft/s 827 ft⋅lbf
Gold Dot JHP (550 m/s) (1,121 J)
125 gr (8 g) FMJ- 1,700 ft/s 802 ft⋅lbf
FP Match or Speer (520 m/s) (1,087 J)
Gold Dot JHP
147 gr (10 g) FMJ- 1,495 ft/s 730 ft⋅lbf
FP (456 m/s) (990 J)

Test barrel length: 6" (Lone Wolf SS

1:16" twist)
Source(s): DoubleTap Ammunition
9×25mm Dillon maximum cartridge dimensions.[4] All sizes in products page (http://www.doubletapam
millimeters (mm). mo.com/php/catalog/index.php?cPath=
21_24=)
Americans would define the shoulder angle at alpha/2 = 30 degrees.
The common rifling twist rate for this cartridge is 406 mm (1 in 16 in),
6 grooves, Ø lands = 8.79 mm, Ø grooves = 9.02 mm, land width = 3.07 mm and the primer type is large
pistol.

According to the QuickLOAD database the 9x25mm Dillon case can handle up to 250 MPa (36,259 psi)
piezo pressure. Since there are no C.I.P. or SAAMI limits and data sets for wildcat cartridges this data has to
be regarded with caution.

The Austrian 9×25mm Super Auto G pistol cartridge is probably the closest ballistic twin of the 9×25mm
Dillon. These cartridges are both necked down 9 mm variants of the 10 mm Auto cartridge though they
dimensionally vary.

Reloading
Making the 9×25mm Dillon is fairly easy. Dillon Precision makes the necessary resizing die and reliable
reloading data is easily found. Most people were using 115 grain bullets, but bullets with weights as low as 80
grains were used too.

Commercial availability
Loaded cartridges: As of 2016, DoubleTap offers six 9×25mm Dillon factory ammunition loads from 80 to
180 grains.[5] Underwood Ammo offers three 9×25mm Dillon factory ammunition loads from 90 to 125
grains.[6]

Conversions: Drop-in barrels are available as aftermarket parts for the Glock 40, Glock 20 and Glock 29
semi-automatic pistols.[7] These pistols are originally chambered by Glock for parent cartridge of the 9×25mm
Dillon, the 10mm Auto.

See also
.357 SIG
List of firearms
List of handgun cartridges
Power factor (pistol)

References
1. Marshall and Sanow, Street Stoppers, p. 139, Paladin 2006
2. "The IPSC Dream Team: Champion Guns and Gear" (#1). 1995.
3. GunGames magazine Issue 1
4. QuickLOAD software suite
5. DoubleTap factory loaded 9x25 Dillon ammunition (http://www.doubletapammo.net/index.php?r
oute=product/category&path=303_372)
6. "Underwood Ammo factory loaded 9x25 Dillon ammunition" (https://web.archive.org/web/2016
0818160038/https://www.underwoodammo.com/9x25mm-dillon/). Archived from the original (htt
ps://www.underwoodammo.com/9x25mm-dillon/) on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
7. "Lone Wolf 2008-2009 Catalog" (https://web.archive.org/web/20090711114852/http://www.lone
wolfdist.com/uiimages/10000/LWDCat.pdf) (PDF). Archived from the original (http://www.lonew
olfdist.com/uiimages/10000/LWDCat.pdf) (PDF) on 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
9x25 home page, October 7, 2001 archive accessed (https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.a
ip-net.nl/9x25/9x25ma.htm)
9x25mm Dillon - 2nd Edition Lyman Pistol and Revolver Handbook, Page 91

External links
Underwood: 9x25mm Dillon (https://web.archive.org/web/20131212054453/http://www.underw
oodammo.com/9x25mmdillon.aspx)
Dillon Precision (http://www.dillonprecision.com)
USPSA (http://www.uspsa.org)
IPSC (http://www.ipsc.org)
Cartridge drawing (http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm223/gw-van/scan0004.jpg)
 Loading data (http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm223/gw-van/scan0005.jpg)

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