Looking for a starting load for that gun with 158 gr swc hp. I really don't fell like freezing my butt off going through a lot of different loads.
Looking for a starting load for that gun with 158 gr swc hp. I really don't fell like freezing my butt off going through a lot of different loads.
6.0 to 6.5gr of Unique/Universal in a 357 case.
7.0 should be about max, be cautious.
These loads have been good with swaged and range lead for me; unlike slower powders.
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You took the words right out of my mouth kg. I buy Unique by the big jug. I have loaded them with up to the max of 8.2gr, but find better accuracy around 7gr.
Try some 125grJHP's in it too, your revolver may show a marked preference for one over the other. (7.6-9.3grMax, around 8gr should work well.)
Even though that's a strong revolver you're shooting, be careful if you work up to near max loads in really cold weather, they can go overpressure when summer rolls around.
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |