Need load for RCSB 358-180-SIL

[medicstimpy]

Hi, everybody....

Ok, I tried the IMR4227 with this bullet and it didn't have much kick to it. :roll:

Basically, I bought this mold used to be able to cast something fun with lots of BOOM for my S&W686. Any suggestions of a fun load with this bullet behind a gas check? :twisted:

Oh, the IMR4227 was a good load. It went where I wanted it to go on the target and grouped nice. Just I was hoping for a little bit more fun with it. :(

[DonH]

What sort of fun?
I used that bullet with 4227 powder in a Ruger BH at one time. I don't recall the charge wt. but do recall that it grouped around 1" - 1 1/4" at 25 yds. I took my first handgun buck with the combo. A 35 - 40 yd. quartering shot entered behind the last rib and exited the chest just inside the opposite shoulder. Admittedly the velocity was not very high but apparently it was enough.

[Bass Ackward]

686? What kind of rifle is that? You need a bigger launching platform. Try 58 grains of RL15 in a Whelen for just over 2600 fps with a 24" barrel. Not REAL accurate, but it get's down the road.

[Mallard57]

Years ago I used that bullet in a 8" Dan Wesson .357 Mag. with a load of AA#9 for metallic silhouette. I don't remember how many grains right off hand but it shot well and seemed to carry the 200 meter Rams when I did my part.
Jeff