Anyone shooting lead bullets in there 357sig?

[muskrat7387]

I'm looking for some powder charges for some cast bullets in 357sig. My mold is Lee 356-tc-120. Powders I have on hand are 296,herco,bluedot,h380,little gun,reddot,and imr4227. Any information on these powders with this bullet would be helpful thanks.

 

[LoneTraveler]

Never dealt with a 357 Sig. But in my service 357 Mag. Herco was one of the best powders I used. I was using Rem Primers and 150 Gr. Keith style bullet from a Lyman mold. Has quite a bit of graphite coating which makes it a little dirty but, Gave good accuracy and speed. I checked my Lyman books and they are to old to have info on the 357 Sig. lyman should have loading data you could use.

 

[MudRunner2005]

I've never heard of anyone doing so. In my Glock 31C .357 Sig I shoot Hornady Critical Defense or Winchester PDX factory ammo. I normally carry Federal HST's in my guns, but I don't think they make them for .357 Sig. Also, I don't reload for any of my semi-auto pistols, just my revolvers in .357 Mag and .44 Mag.

 

[muskrat7387]

Thanks for your reply guys. Midway sells lead bullets specifically for the 357sig. I have the new Lyman manual but it doesn't list any lead load data. I seen on some other forums guys useing the mold I have in the SIG's with good results but with different powders than I have. I was just hoping someone had tryed some of the powders I have..also looking for some data on 9x25 Dillon if anyone has any..

 

[el matador]

I used to shoot quite a few lead bullets through my P229 in 357 Sig. They worked great once I found the right recipe. The slower powders didn't burn thoroughly enough for my liking. They shot just fine but left a lot of unburned powder behind that tended to gum things up. I settled on Unique and had good results. I think anything toward the faster burning side of your load data would work well. Don't do max loads or you'll lead the bore pretty quickly. A moderate load that cycles the action reliably is what you're after.

 

[muskrat7387]

Thanks for your reply. Do you happen to remember how many grains you were shooting? And what grain bullet? Mine are casting around 120 grains...

 

[Mitch Rapp]

I've never heard of anyone doing so. In my Glock 31C .357 Sig I shoot Hornady Critical Defense or Winchester PDX factory ammo. I normally carry Federal HST's in my guns, but I don't think they make them for .357 Sig. Also, I don't reload for any of my semi-auto pistols, just my revolvers in .357 Mag and .44 Mag.

They do, it's what I carry, always have to order them online though.


https://www.ammunitiondepot.com/1194-federal-premium-hst-357-sig-125-grain-hp.html

 

[MudRunner2005]

They do, it's what I carry, always have to order them online though.


https://www.ammunitiondepot.com/1194-federal-premium-hst-357-sig-125-grain-hp.html

****! $33 a box... I normally get my .45 HST's at the local LEO distributor, and they're a good bit cheaper than that. I haven't been there in a couple years, so they might have some in there... I guess I should go look. But to have some HST's for my 31C might be worth ordering a few boxes...

 

[Mitch Rapp]

****! $33 a box... I normally get my .45 HST's at the local LEO distributor, and they're a good bit cheaper than that. I haven't been there in a couple years, so they might have some in there... I guess I should go look. But to have some HST's for my 31C might be worth ordering a few boxes...

Box of 50 though, that's pretty cheap for me. Around here most defensive ammo I see is $1 a shot and in boxes of 20.