Hi All. First post for me.
Just getting back into shooting and reloading after a 20 year break. I've cast many different bullets from 22 to 458 and figured I had a pretty good knowledge of what i was doing. Well, this forum has been a real eye opener and a joy to find. Wish I had it 20 years ago!
A friend of mine just picked up a nice Lyman 4 cavity 35863 mold that we would both like to use with our 357 revolvers. I have found some threads here saying these wadcutters were designed for use in the Smith M52 and several threads about using them in older guns chambered in 38 S&W and even Marlin rifles. Not to many comments though about using them in more common 38/357 hanguns.
I have read here that some of these molds throw large boolits, upwards of .363 yet some are more in the 358 range. Once we cast a few from the mold we'll see what they measure but other than the size issue, is there any reason these bullets shouldn't work just dandy in a newer 357 handgun with light (850fps max) plinking and target loads?
(I know 35863 doesn't have a crimp groove but 20 years ago I never crimped into the groove when loading my 358491 either).
TIA for your thoughts!
Dennis in Maine.