What do you guys think?

[Muddydogs]

I'm wanting to load the Lee 358 105 SWC to shoot in my 9mm Springfield XD-e.


To get the round to plunk in the barrel the little bullets need to be seated to the top of the body.


Bullets are seated with the flat seater plug to get them to seat far enough without getting into the crimp function of the Hornady die. Took some messing around with the die to get it to seat the bullet far enough. I then applied a light taper crimp with a Lee taper crimp die. Dumpy rounds feed in the pistol.

Figure I'll start at 4.5 grains of Unique and work up until the pistol functions.

Anyone see an issue with the bullet this far in the case?

 

[troy fairweather]

should not hurt anything, do they feed?. there is a good bit of jump there the groups my not be good tho

 

[Walkalong]

I'm impressed that the XDe feeds them.

 

[Galil5.56]

Wow, that has to be the shortest OAL to suit leade, I have ever seen in a 9mm pistol; even more than a CZ 75. My 2 Beretta's, BHP, Walther P1, and UZI carbine would be plenty happy at or even below the crimp groove. I see no intrinsic issues as assembled, so if they feed all would seem well. Curious, what are you sizing them to?

Always wanted to try this bullet, as it seems it is reported to be very accurate. Best I did was use a Lee 100 gr Makarov mold, sized to .358, but it did not have the cool WC shoulder, to do its thing on paper targets. Good luck.