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NWPilgrim · July 26, 2009, 01:27 AM

Man I don't know what batch of WW296 and WLP you ran into, but I have loaded thousands of rounds of .357 and .44 mag with nary a problem. Great ignition and lots of velocity. Very consistent and reliable. I sort of think WINCHESTER might have intended their MAGNUM powder and MAGNUM primers (WLP) work together.

In the reloading community WW296 is considered one of the all-time premier magnum handgun powders.

The way you reload may favor another combination, but for the majority of reloaders who have used it WW296 is topnotch.

July 26, 2009, 01:27 AM	#19
NWPilgrim Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,346	Man I don't know what batch of WW296 and WLP you ran into, but I have loaded thousands of rounds of .357 and .44 mag with nary a problem. Great ignition and lots of velocity. Very consistent and reliable. I sort of think WINCHESTER might have intended their MAGNUM powder and MAGNUM primers (WLP) work together. In the reloading community WW296 is considered one of the all-time premier magnum handgun powders. The way you reload may favor another combination, but for the majority of reloaders who have used it WW296 is topnotch. __________________ "The ultimate authority ... resides in the people alone. ... The advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation ... forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition." - James Madison