The 9mm Deep series of cartridges is a family of cartridges with the same case
dimensions as 9mm Luger and intended to be fired from guns chambered in 9mm Luger.
9mm Deep is a 3D printed, DIY cartridge. If you intend to
build this cartridge, you assume all risks and responsibility for your own safety. DIY
ammunition inherently has higher safety risks than factory, or standard reload
ammunition. This document serves as a guide for the Design Philosophy of the 9mm Deep
cartridge to document the principles behind why it is able to function for others who
look to copy this design for other standard calibers, as well as documentation of the
building process and documented failure modes of this cartridge and why they occurred.
I see your problem now. If you are only using these for blanks, with primer only, you could probably use a more rigid material such as PETG. Although something such as PA-CF or PLA-CF might do the trick, I would avoid filled materials because they are abrasive. I have had similar thoughts about adding a steel pin for the anvil in other projects, but since I have started using the primer bar, I have had no reliability issues. This won't work for …
Agreed with Maurice. .380 and 9mm are the same width bullet. Ecm a 9mm barrel. The chamber is smaller. When I measured a factory cut chamber, it was 17mm deep. But I'm not one hundred percent certain that'll work.
u/bushworked711 · 2024-02-14 11:51:09 UTC · score 35
Look into the 9mm deep. Printing as one piece with a sabot, and the sabot breaks off of the whole case. I am messing with this project some in another caliber. The guide calls for air gun pellets for the projectile, but I've started using standard sizes of fishing sinkers and it works.