Lee 105 and the P89

[45-70 Chevroner]

Has any one tried the Lee 105 SWC in the P89 Ruger? I have a lot of these cast up and thought it would be a good plinking boolit.

[osteodoc08]

Ah, the venerable P89. My first handgun. I put thousands of rounds through it and it was 100% reliable. Built like a brick and could always use it as a club if out of ammo.

I say load some up and try it out.

[45-70 Chevroner]

That was the plan but was just wondering if anyone had tried it.

[jmort]

"Ah, the venerable P89. My first handgun. I put thousands of rounds through it and it was 100% reliable. Built like a brick and could always use it as a club if out of ammo."


At 32 ounces it is not a light gun, but for an all metal gun it is on the light side of the curve. The plastic Glock 17 weighs 25 ounces I have four P89s that I love and yes, they are 100% reliable. I have not shot a 105 grain SWC out of mine, but I have yet to find a bullet that will not feed reliably in my P89s. So why not?

[45-70 Chevroner]

Thanks jmort. I have read that on several other sites. I just got the gun today. It is actually for my son but I will be loading for it. My alloy is ww and tin and the actual weight that this 6 cavity mold drops is 110 gr plus or minus 1 gr.

[gwpercle]

I've used them in a Walther P-38, a Taurus PT 92 and a Springfield XDM , sized .357 and seated so the crimp groove is covered, you want the case mouth just a hair below the top edge of the top band , where the truncated cone/semi wadcutter nose starts . Lee calls it a SWC but to me its a truncated cone. If too much of the .357 dia. lead boolit sticks out it can hang up in a gun with a tight chamber, so it needs to be rather deep seated .
After getting the seating depth and powder charge worked out it shot like a champ in all of them. Light recoil, shoots to point of aim in P-38 and saves on lead. I like them in 9mm.
Gary

[45-70 Chevroner]

I've used them in a Walther P-38, a Taurus PT 92 and a Springfield XDM , sized .357 and seated so the crimp groove is covered, you want the case mouth just a hair below the top edge of the top band , where the truncated cone/semi wadcutter nose starts . Lee calls it a SWC but to me its a truncated cone. If too much of the .357 dia. lead boolit sticks out it can hang up in a gun with a tight chamber, so it needs to be rather deep seated .
After getting the seating depth and powder charge worked out it shot like a champ in all of them. Light recoil, shoots to point of aim in P-38 and saves on lead. I like them in 9mm.
Gary
Thanks Gary. I will keep that in mind about the seating depth.

[OptimusPanda]

I ran that bullet through a beretta 92 with good effect. Sized .358", I believe my OAL was 1.000". They look funny loaded that short but they shot fine. If I'm remembering right it failed the plunk when loaded out much longer.

[zomby woof]

I have a P89DC that sits in the safe. It's a bit obsolete. I cast a bunch of really soft LEE 356-125. It leaded my M&P like crazy. I figured I'd run them through the P89. They didn't leave any leading. I couldn't believe it. Pretty robust old girl.

[gwpercle]

I ran that bullet through a beretta 92 with good effect. Sized .358", I believe my OAL was 1.000". They look funny loaded that short but they shot fine. If I'm remembering right it failed the plunk when loaded out much longer.

You're right on that count. I was afraid to seat them too deep , started out seating them at the crimp groove, Too far out , kept seating them deeper and shooting untill I wound up right at the top edge of the boolit with that little nose poking out....much to my surprise , no problems in feeding . But sure looks funny !
Gary

[paul h]

Not a P-89 but I ran 100's of them through a Ruger P-95 and they shot great. As I recall I motivated them with both Bullseye and Unique.