357 mag. over all length

[xtrm41]

I'm looking at a Saeco 2-Cavity Bullet Mold #356 38 Special, 357 Magnum (358 Diameter) 200 Grain Flat Nose Gas Check. Will it stay under or at the maximum length for Ruger revolvers? I haven't found any OVL specs for this bullet. My reloading manuals only show 180 grain for the largest bullets used. Any one used this bullet?

[brassrat]

Usually revolver loads get crimped in the cannellure (sp ?). That gives you the length and the fit in the chamber, of course.

[oldgeezershooter]

I load some loads just shy of the end of cylinder.(Just make sure you have a good crimp.)
I have a buddy who made some spire point .357 molds and uses .38 special cases with the boolit seated out near the end.

[Guesser]

I have Ruger and Colt 357 DA and SA revolvers. I load different lengths for different cylinders. My Rugers seem to have slightly longer cylinders than the Colts. S&W "N" frames are the shortest of all in my stable. I never understood the reasoning behind that.

[xtrm41]

I'm trying to find the length from the crimp groove to the nose of the bullet. For the Seaco 200 grain mould. This is a very large bullet for .357 and I have fears that it won't fit in some guns. Every one here thinks they need a big hammer to carry, for bear protection while hunting and fishing.

[Guesser]

OK, I understand the big hammer but to my way of thinking the 357, even with a 200, doesn't fit the name, "big hammer".

[kevmc]

.357....bear.....Wyoming (griz?)......
I'm a flatlander, but I'm thinking .44 magnum..........

[xtrm41]

It is bigger than nothing when it's the only pistol you got.
Myself I prefer the .475 Linebaugh, but the weight of the thing kinda makes you walk lopsided after a few miles, up hill through the timber.

[brassrat]

Maybe some BB would be good to carry instead of a mold and experimentation. Sometimes the factorys do a better job and the BBs are supposed to be real thumpers. I have 180s loaded really hot in my 6" Dan W. for Ct. hiking lol. Out there, I would have my shotgun too. (maybe)