Uncle Rick
Inactive
I have paid for all my equipment and supplies, though they haven't all arrived. Here's my question:
In researching loads for the .357 magnum, I decided I want to duplicate Elmer Keith's original, including his SWC bullet, but in hollow point. I will use H110 rather than 2400, because that seems to be a good modern replacement, and I could get a pound of it locally.
However, Keith's passion was hunting four-legged mammals with a revolver, so his loads were developed to deliver maximum performance out of a 6" barrel. While the next gun on my purchase list is a Ruger GP100 with a 4.2" barrel, the gun I have now is a Marlin 1894 CB, which has a 20" barrel. It seems to me that a slower burning powder would push that lead out of the muzzle at higher speeds than the H110.
Any thoughts? Recommendations?
In researching loads for the .357 magnum, I decided I want to duplicate Elmer Keith's original, including his SWC bullet, but in hollow point. I will use H110 rather than 2400, because that seems to be a good modern replacement, and I could get a pound of it locally.
However, Keith's passion was hunting four-legged mammals with a revolver, so his loads were developed to deliver maximum performance out of a 6" barrel. While the next gun on my purchase list is a Ruger GP100 with a 4.2" barrel, the gun I have now is a Marlin 1894 CB, which has a 20" barrel. It seems to me that a slower burning powder would push that lead out of the muzzle at higher speeds than the H110.
Any thoughts? Recommendations?