358156 vs Lyman 358665 Cowboy

[44 WCF]

I have forever used the Lyman 358156 in 38 and 357, was majoriyt of my shooting regarldless, but due to increase in gas check prices, I tired the Lyman 358 Cowboy, 358665, damn have I been impressed. I'm not necessarily fan of Lyman but have used dozens of their moulds, you might want to try this 158 RNFP 665 mould. It has been a delight far as accuracy is concerned in rifle and pistol for me. I have a 358311 4 cavity mould that shoots great too, this CB Mould seems to be RNFP version of that old favorite and I can use in rifle too.

[Jack Stanley]

It took Lyman two tries to get my 358665 mold right but initail testing shows that it works pretty well in the carbine . I haven't tried it in the revolver yet but sooner or later I'll get to that .

Jack

[rintinglen]

the old 358-416 worked well for me back in the 70's, and there wasn't much difference twixt it and the new cowboy 358-665. I would have kept that mold had it not been a single cavity.

[Hurricane]

The lyman 358665 RNFP bullet is a great boolit. It falls for me at 158gr, perfect for 38 special and 357. It feeds good in a rifle. It has a large meplat to make a good hunting boolit. The icing on the cake is it does not need a gas check. I know that Lee and RCBS have their own versions of that boolit and probably all of the mold makers make it also. It is one of my favorites also.

[w30wcf]

Yes indeed, I too have found that the 358665 bullet is a very good one for my 357 Marlin Cowboy Ltd rifle. :smile:

Favorite load for NRA Cowboy SIlhouette is 11/4759 for 1,400 f.p.s. I've had some 2 1/2" groups @ 100 yards with that combo. Another favorite is 21.5/SWISS FFFG powder with SPG used for the lube. What fun!

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