Tumble lube bullets

[Forrest r]

my 357 doesnt like bullseye anyway, havent used 231 yet. plan on it soon as i can load some rounds this week.

did not get great accuracy with 2400

Too bad, bullseye has held it's own in every 357 I've ever owned (10+).

Playing around doing ladder tests with bullseye and different cast/pc'd bullets (8/9bhn) @ 25yds, 6-shot groups.
4 different 6-shot groups
5.5gr and 6.0gr loads
3 different cast bullets
groups 1 1/4" or less
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5.5gr & 6.0gr loads
4 different groups
2 different cast/pc'd bullets (8/9bhn)
6-shot groups @ 50yds
2 3/16" or less groups
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Nothing more than mixed range brass blammo ammo. The groups get tighter when I use sorted (new/1x/2x) starline brass.

[Forrest r]

A couple years ago I did head to head testing with the lee 312 160gr tl bullet in a 308w. Traditionally lubed vs pc'd
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The traditionally lubed bullets were lubed with LBT soft blue lube. I did 10-shot groups @ 100yds using 14bhn cast bullets. I didn't get any leading but the accuracy got worse as the pressures/velocities increased.
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Took the same lubed bullets and added 2 coats of 45/45/10 tumble lube and re-tested. That same 37gr load with the traditional lube + 2x 45/45/10 lube.
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What the muzzle/lube star on the rifle looked like.
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[kenrh]

I can and did drive my 357 magnums to 1375 fps all day long with the Johnson Wax TL and never problem with leading.