Help I.D. This Boolit...

[BCB]

I got a few hundred of these critters from a friend. He doesn't know what they are either. They weigh in at approximately 98 grains, they are 0.524" long, 0.3585" diameter and have a SAECO hardness of 9 or a BHN of 18. Are they for a 9mm or a 38/357?

Any thoughts?

Thanks...BCB

[MGySgt]

Looks like a Lyman 358345. At .3585 you can use them for either 9mm or 38/357.

[mooman76]

Don't know what it is but it looks similar to the Lee 105g only Lee's has just one lube groove. If it is anything like it is is a great shooter in 9mm or 38/357 and a few others of the .357 dimention too!

[runfiverun]

they look like a 38 to me but i bet your 9 won't know the diff.

[454PB]

Lee 358-105- SWC

[uncle joe]

they look just like my new lee 140g .38 6cav products
JE

[mooman76]

On second look they do look just like the Lee 105g SWC. I thought they just had one groove but they have the two. Great little plinker and accurate too!

[Cherokee]

380 ACP also

[EMC45]

Those are Lee 105s. Got some from Lloyd awhile back.

[wiljen]

Nose is too long and too narrow for that to be 358345. I'm looking at both side by side next to the picture here and it is the lee 358-105-SWC

[Echo]

Load them into .38 Spcl cases with 2 gr of BE and use them for popcorn. They will shoot low, but it is a great load for introducing kids or girlfriends to shooting. Very little recoil, but also very little accuracy. If fired @ 5 yards, they're OK. I have NEVER been able to achieve anything like good accuracy with a light bullet in a .38, or even a .357. Still, the boolit has some utility.

[jhalcott]

The 98 grain weight makes sense IF you know that Lee makes their molds to be used with Wheel Weight alloy. The BHN of ~18 indicates old linotype with some tin burned out.

[MtGun44]

Lee 105, very accurate in several 9mm Luger pistols. Works just
like the H&G 68 does for the .45 ACP. Reliable feeder, too.

Bill

[BCB]

I tried loading a few of these little rascals in 38 Special cases and shot them from my Ruger Security-Six in 357 Magnum.

I used 4.0 grains of Bullseye and a CCI-550 primer. The distance was 50 feet. (Can’t see any farther then that anymore with open sites!) That target shows 5 hits. Guess one of them went into the same hole or into the area where the bullets hit vertically. I was holding at 6 o’clock on the black dot that is 1.5” in diameter.

The first hit was the one off to the left of the other impacts. I think I was a bit anticipatory of how vicious the recoil might be with a 95 grain slug and 4.0 grains of Bullseye!!!!!!!!

Regardless of what the slug is, it sure isn’t lacking accuracy although I think it might be a bit undersize for the Ruger. I did not some minor leading after a few dozen rounds. I do believe the slug is a Lee 358-105-SWC also.

Nice little plinker for sure…BCB

[w30wcf]

BCB,
Nice shooting! I have a Lee mold for that bullet and have used it to replicate the early 1900's .38 Special "Mid Range load of 2.3 grs. of Bullseye. It printed a 1" group at 50' from my Ruger Security Six.

I sent you a PM.

w30wcf