I'm looking for loads using Lee 158gr.RNFP in 38spcl. & 357 mag. Any thing from light 38spcl. to full 357mag. Yes I have reloading manuals but nothing for this boolit.
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I'm looking for loads using Lee 158gr.RNFP in 38spcl. & 357 mag. Any thing from light 38spcl. to full 357mag. Yes I have reloading manuals but nothing for this boolit.
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Data for any cast 158 grain lead bullet will work.
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An old standby, unique 4.6 gr 30 spcl. , 6.4 gr 357 mag. for 158gr lead cast bullet.
Here is a good reference source. http://castpics.net/dpl/index.php/re...et-data-lookup
That's an outstanding boolit. As recommended above, use data for any 155~160 gr. cast boolit. In .357 brass, Red Dot/Promo 5.0 gr. is a winner for me.
Love the 358-158-RF. I tumble lube them (5 minutes for 500 bullets) and seat it to the crimp groove.
In a 4" Ruger Service Six, as low as 2.5g Red Dot (no crimp) in 38 special cases @650 fps to 5.0g Unique (firm crimp) @950-1000 FPS. PP or slower for .357 Mag loads up to 1200 fps. My favorite load is 5g Unique in the .38 special. Not punishing, but it feels like a real centerfire gun, not a pop gun. The 2-3g fast powder loads feel like shooting blanks.
I cast them out of 94-2-4 lead blend and then Powdercoat them for my .357 handguns and rifles with Unique.
I use the same boolit in the .38 specials plus lapped the old two cavity mold out to .362 for my .38 S&W's
In the .38's I shoot lead as soft as 96-1-3 mix and Powdercoat them also.
For a .38 special "Cowboy" load - the RNFP with 3.1gr of Win 231 - its just fun to shoot!
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Measure the bearing surface and compare it with a similar weight.
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38 Special
158gr rnfp lee 3.0gr Clays about 850fps, very nice light target load. I powder coat these.
357 Magnum
158gr rnfp lee 15gr H110/W296, this is a beginning load, DO NOT REDUCE, and around 1400fps
^ These. I've shot a few thousand of both of these loads and enjoyed them.
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