Any advice on loading this combo?
Any advice on loading this combo?
JimF,
Were you looking at using this in a handgun or carbine? I've been wanting to hear some feedback on a 200gr in a .357 carbine.
Cargo
There are a few articles on the LASC page that discuss heavy for bore boolits in 357mag. Look for 358627, it’s a 215gr boolit. You should be able to get starting loads that’s way. Lyman 358430 is another.
I load it in 38 special brass to the crimlp grrove over li’l gun. Shoots good in a Marlin, Rossi 92, and a S&W revolver. I found good info here using the search. The info I found gave 13 grains as a suggested max and I’m loading a grain under that. I would never try to use these in a .38 special, I haven’t tried to see if they’re too long to chamber. Proper precautions should be taken to prevent that from happening.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |