atl5029
10-25-2018, 12:34 AM
I'm wondering if anyone has some suggestions on some mouse fart 358 Winchester loads with light pistol bullets and trail boss. I'm looking to make a load suitable for shooting small game. If you're wondering why the hell I want to shoot small game with a cannon, the reason is during the last couple days of PA's bear season, we often only have a handful of guys left, not enough to do an effective drive, so this year we're thinking of doing small drives/still hunt while looking for bears and small game at the same time. My mag will be stoked with bear loads, but if I see a squirrel, rabbit, or grouse, I'll throw a mouse fart in the chamber.
I don't cast anything in 358 cal, so I'm thinking of buying some 105 grain 38 special bullets from Missouri Bullet Co and loading them over trail boss using the formula IMR gives. I don't want to push these too fast because I don't want the squirrels to explode when I hit them. I'm looking for 1000 FPS or less, preferably much less. What do you think I'll get if I use the 70% min load of trail boss? Can I safely go less than 70%? If I go less than 70%, should I use a case filler? Or if I want slow, should I go the other way and use a heavy pistol bullet, or even a really heavy rifle bullet?
I've never tried to make reduced loads like this before, and I don't have a lot of time to experiment so please, lay it all on me.
I don't cast anything in 358 cal, so I'm thinking of buying some 105 grain 38 special bullets from Missouri Bullet Co and loading them over trail boss using the formula IMR gives. I don't want to push these too fast because I don't want the squirrels to explode when I hit them. I'm looking for 1000 FPS or less, preferably much less. What do you think I'll get if I use the 70% min load of trail boss? Can I safely go less than 70%? If I go less than 70%, should I use a case filler? Or if I want slow, should I go the other way and use a heavy pistol bullet, or even a really heavy rifle bullet?
I've never tried to make reduced loads like this before, and I don't have a lot of time to experiment so please, lay it all on me.