Hello all.....
Loaded up some .357 not that long ago and used the 158 gr jsp from Speer. Most of the information I got on this bullet weight made sense and I loaded up about 50 and used them without issue. I have not done a Chrono on them yet, but will tomorrow when I hit the range.
These were set with regular magnum brass, small pistol primer, WIN 296 ~15.5 gr of powder, and 158 gr Speer jsp.
The new load I am trying to put together is with Hornady 125gr XTP jacketed hollow points. The information on this is all over the place.
FIRST - I am shooting a S&W .357 Magnum Revolver with a 2" barrel. Can't find a great deal of data that supports that pistol.
What I loaded and shot with this size of bullet is this-
Magnum brass -(left over from Federal Hydroshoks)
Small Pistol Primer #100
WIN 296 @ 18.5gr
Hornady 125gr XTP #35710
I loaded just 10 if them to see how they held up. Well....there was quite a bit more BANG over the 158 gr I loaded. The primers were FLATTENED. I honestly couldn't believe it did that. I was well within range of what the book told me. This is where I start to get confused....and have subsequently held off loading any others until I get some input.
I have a small book that I bought from Midway that is just for loading the .357 cartridge. This book indicates the starting load for what I have is 16.9 @1250 vel and 20.3 max @1500 vel.
Hodgson loading data (online) says that the starting load is 21.0 @ 1881 vel and the MAX is 22.0 @ 1966 vel.
The Lee manual has no starting load data for this bullet but says to never exceed 18.5 @ 1800 vel..........
So I have no idea where to start or end with this. I was going off of the book I got from Midway because 21/22 grs is A LOT in that case......The primers are not magnum primers and them being as flat as a pancake concerns me.
Please tell me somebody has some information for me regarding this load. I want to load these XTP's but don't want to blow my F'ing hand off in the process.
Thanks,
Mike
Loaded up some .357 not that long ago and used the 158 gr jsp from Speer. Most of the information I got on this bullet weight made sense and I loaded up about 50 and used them without issue. I have not done a Chrono on them yet, but will tomorrow when I hit the range.
These were set with regular magnum brass, small pistol primer, WIN 296 ~15.5 gr of powder, and 158 gr Speer jsp.
The new load I am trying to put together is with Hornady 125gr XTP jacketed hollow points. The information on this is all over the place.
FIRST - I am shooting a S&W .357 Magnum Revolver with a 2" barrel. Can't find a great deal of data that supports that pistol.
What I loaded and shot with this size of bullet is this-
Magnum brass -(left over from Federal Hydroshoks)
Small Pistol Primer #100
WIN 296 @ 18.5gr
Hornady 125gr XTP #35710
I loaded just 10 if them to see how they held up. Well....there was quite a bit more BANG over the 158 gr I loaded. The primers were FLATTENED. I honestly couldn't believe it did that. I was well within range of what the book told me. This is where I start to get confused....and have subsequently held off loading any others until I get some input.
I have a small book that I bought from Midway that is just for loading the .357 cartridge. This book indicates the starting load for what I have is 16.9 @1250 vel and 20.3 max @1500 vel.
Hodgson loading data (online) says that the starting load is 21.0 @ 1881 vel and the MAX is 22.0 @ 1966 vel.
The Lee manual has no starting load data for this bullet but says to never exceed 18.5 @ 1800 vel..........
So I have no idea where to start or end with this. I was going off of the book I got from Midway because 21/22 grs is A LOT in that case......The primers are not magnum primers and them being as flat as a pancake concerns me.
Please tell me somebody has some information for me regarding this load. I want to load these XTP's but don't want to blow my F'ing hand off in the process.
Thanks,
Mike