No one talks about .357 Mag. 158gr. LSWC

I haven't shot a jacketed bullet in a 357 in 15 yrs 4 grs of Clays or 20/28 under a 148 wad cutter or12.5 grs of 2400 under a :



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I have molds from 105 gr to 190 for the 357 , very early Lyman Keith to the latest & greatest from NOE.

Here`s my defense 358156 at 1100fps:



Lead ain`t dead !!! It`s just misunderstood !!

GP100man
 
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I still use them over a max charge of Unique or Herco. Not much for expansion, but they penetrate better than any jacketed projectiles except certain FMJs that I don't have a real use for, and the SWCs are usually cheaper. I guess we don't hear about 158SWCs because they're not new, sexy, or designed by NASA. They just reliablly do what they do and almost never do what we don't expect them to do, so I guess this makes them remarkably unremarkable.
 
They (158g SWCs) just reliablly do what they do and almost never do what we don't expect them to do, so I guess this makes them remarkably unremarkable.
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+1. Like how you put that... In my world jacketed is the thing of the past.... Been ages since I bought a box of copper clad bullets.
 
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I load 158gr LSWC as a "mid-range" load, or utility load, in my .357's, pushed by a modest charge of Unique to yield 1000 fps. Hotter than .38 +P+, but not quite full mag power either. All the noise and bang I need,and does not lead my revolvers up, which has traditionally been a problem with bulk, store bought lead slugs.
 
I'm an old Skeeter Skelton fan and have used 158 SWC over a healthy charge of 2400 for years. When I get leading its because of my crappy casts used.:o
 
+158gr LSWCs don't get much press because they don't change much. They are plain,accurate, and reliable. I shoot 158gr Hornady LSWCHP Aloxed bullets over 8.6gr of AA#5. This load is accurate, clean burning, and stiff enough to take care or any critters that need controlling around here.
 
I use a hollow point version of the Lyman 358156 mold with a load of 2400 that would make skeeter proud, but I will not publish.

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