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Working up .357 Mag load for Bears
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<blockquote data-quote="kc0pph" data-source="post: 550066" data-attributes="member: 35934"><p>I am in the process of working up a load for the .357 mag and was just curious as to the thoughts on what i have so far. </p><p> </p><p>I started working with just pleasure plinker rounds loaded very lightly using Win 231 and 158gn Cast GC bullets. </p><p> </p><p>I am shooting them out of a 586 with (please dont quote me but i know im close) a 6" barrel. </p><p> </p><p>7.8 gn W231 (Trickled) - Gave me slight flattening of primers and hard extraction.</p><p> </p><p>7.5 gn W231 (Trickled) - Gave me no damage to primers, but sticky extraction. I would use an empty plastic ammo box to tap the ejector. </p><p> </p><p>Any ideas to squeeze out some more power out of this without the extraction problems? Possibly 2400 or Unique?</p><p> </p><p>Anything would be apprecheated. </p><p> </p><p>(as for the cast bullets, i really like them as they are free, and I just finished making 34,000 of them, plus they will go through steel plate at 15' <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kc0pph, post: 550066, member: 35934"] I am in the process of working up a load for the .357 mag and was just curious as to the thoughts on what i have so far. I started working with just pleasure plinker rounds loaded very lightly using Win 231 and 158gn Cast GC bullets. I am shooting them out of a 586 with (please dont quote me but i know im close) a 6" barrel. 7.8 gn W231 (Trickled) - Gave me slight flattening of primers and hard extraction. 7.5 gn W231 (Trickled) - Gave me no damage to primers, but sticky extraction. I would use an empty plastic ammo box to tap the ejector. Any ideas to squeeze out some more power out of this without the extraction problems? Possibly 2400 or Unique? Anything would be apprecheated. (as for the cast bullets, i really like them as they are free, and I just finished making 34,000 of them, plus they will go through steel plate at 15' :D ) [/QUOTE]
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