sniper
03-13-2022, 04:17 PM
I don't cast any more, and searching for an answer hasn't proven fruitful. My prior favorite "do everything" boolit for more than 30 years was the RCBS 150 gr. SWC, cast on my Coleman stove, and later, from my Lee bottom pour pot with what I hoped was close to Lyman #2 alloy. None of the boolit casting people offer that particular boolit, and I am down to my last couple of hundred.
The majority of boolit weights I will use In my 357 Magnum are some sort of SWC 158 gr....as close as I can come to Elmer Keith's swc, or a 160 gr. which looks very similar to Veral Smith's creations. I don't use full house loads, and my limit for comfort and accuracy seems to be somewhere around 900-1,000 fps. A close +P or +P+ velocity, and somewhat less than manual starting loads for the 357.
So, which is "better", a round nose flat point projectile, with 1 lube groove, a'la Veral's creations, or the Keith style with 3 driving bands and one lube groove? Is there a real world difference, or is it just which is the current favorite?
Thank you!:)
The majority of boolit weights I will use In my 357 Magnum are some sort of SWC 158 gr....as close as I can come to Elmer Keith's swc, or a 160 gr. which looks very similar to Veral Smith's creations. I don't use full house loads, and my limit for comfort and accuracy seems to be somewhere around 900-1,000 fps. A close +P or +P+ velocity, and somewhat less than manual starting loads for the 357.
So, which is "better", a round nose flat point projectile, with 1 lube groove, a'la Veral's creations, or the Keith style with 3 driving bands and one lube groove? Is there a real world difference, or is it just which is the current favorite?
Thank you!:)