I have been thinking about getting a 358665 and trying it in the Rossi 92 357.
Does anyone have any experience with it?
To me, the mould looks like it would fit a lever rifle quite well.
I have been thinking about getting a 358665 and trying it in the Rossi 92 357.
Does anyone have any experience with it?
To me, the mould looks like it would fit a lever rifle quite well.
I have that RCBS mold. It does have a smaller shoulder than is typical of most SWCs It's certainly smaller than the Lyman 358429. I don't have a 358156.
Almost a year late to the game!
I keep a 20" 92 Rossi in the laundry room gun rack here at the house. There are frequently coyotes about looking for chicken dinner.
I use two loads in my Rossi and its companion 4 3/4" Uberti Hombre.
The first is a 153 gr. SWC cast from a Lyman 358477 mould. I load it over 6.0-6.5 grs. of Unique which yields a little over 1,000 fps out of the revolver and a bit over 1200 out of the Rossi. This is plenty of medicine for coyotes and stray dogs and I'd poke a hog with it if I had to. It's quite an accurate and shoots pie 6" groups at 75 yds. from the revolver.
My other is a hunting load consisting of a 167 gr. RNFP- hollowpoint, or the same bullet in solid form at 180 grs, from an MP mold. I run it a little over 1700 fps with a heavy charge of H-110. I shot a deer and a hog with this load and didn't get much penetration, probably the bullet is too soft. But I did recover one of the bullets.
I really think the 359429 SWC would be a good bullet and it feeds fine on my Rossi.
35W
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