And the 180 RNFP in 357 Max and Mag

[TCLouis]

What kind of performance are you getting with this bullet out of you Max or Mag loading.

Best powder?

LouisB

[KYCaster]

Louis:

Lee 35-180-RF cast with ACWW, sized to .358 with GC and Thompson's Blue Angel lube.


Light roll crimp in the crimp groove, 1.585 OAL. Surp WC820 powder.

25yds.
Hawes single action, six shot group
1150fps 2.4" (nice round group 2" above POA)
1200fps 4.25 (vertical string .5" wide 3.5" above POA)

Rossi '92, five shot group
1475fps vertical string 1.75" high X .4" wide (three in .416")

Marlin 336, 35REM.
Five shot group at 100yds. Surp WC846
2020fps 2.2"

Three shot group at 50yds. Aliant 2400
1370fps .82"

I don't have a 357Max but the 35Rem results shows what the boolit will do and you should be able to get close to 2000 with the Max.

HTH.......Jerry

[Haywire Haywood]

I'm shooting it in a 357 NEF Handi-Rifle reamed out to Max. 2kfps is attainable altho I am keeping mine at about 1800. I've not gotten any great accuracy as of yet. My best to date was just yesterday with a 1.125" c-to-c 5 shot group at 60 yds. This was with 21gr of Re7. I didn't use my chrono so I don't know what they're running. This is from one of the C358-180-RF group buy Lee molds.

I just sent off an order to LBT for one of his 180gr 358 WFN GC molds. I included a throat impression of the Handi so I'm hoping that the boolit I get from this mold will fit my chamber better. Maybe I'll be able to get an accurate load from the surplus WC-680 I have. I don't have much Re7 left, but have gobs of the 680 with nothing else to shoot it in. If the LBT mold performs like I hope, the 6 hold group buy mold will be in the classifieds.

Ian

[Junior1942]

What kind of performance are you getting with this bullet out of you Max or Mag loading.

Best powder?

LouisBLouis, I wrote an article about mine: http://www.castbullet.com/shooting/rossi-s3.htm

[TCLouis]

I was hoping to see from this bullet.
I especially like to see the results you posted for the 336 in 35 Remington. Was interested to see results in Max and others that may compare to the Herrett.