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November 10, 2011, 12:33 PM | #1 |
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Favorite mould for .357 target
I'm about to add a .357 to my reloading die set and plan on moulding for this as well as my .40 and was curious to see what yalls favorite bullet is for target shooting.
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November 10, 2011, 02:00 PM | #2 |
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For punching nice holes in paper full wad cutter is best followed closely by semi wad cutter.
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I like Lee's tumble lube DEWC's, but their 158-RF bullet is really nice too. It (the RF) has a flat nose that cuts big clean holes -- but they are not full-caliber holes like a wadcutter.
I don't know if you're looking for light target loads or "magnum" loads, but a DEWC loaded to 1.35" OAL with 7.0 grains of WSF or Herco is a nice almost-fullpower load. I haven't tried 6.5 grains of Unique, but it would be in the same ballpark.
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November 11, 2011, 08:25 AM | #4 |
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I like the Lee TL358158SWC, which is a tumble lube, .358", 158 grain semi wadcutter. It's been my go-to .357 bullet for about a decade.
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November 11, 2011, 11:47 AM | #6 |
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This is a good one for both punching holes in paper and loading quickly from a speed loader. The only thing that keep it from being a *great* bullet is the bevel base. I'm thinking about cutting the bevel out of my mold.
http://leeprecision.com/xcart/6-CAV-358-158-RF.html (that's not a good price, btw) I wonder how much a custom mold from Lee would cost; take that bullet and give it a flat base and a little deeper lube groove?
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November 11, 2011, 01:56 PM | #7 |
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Before I got sick and had to quit shooting I shot the Lyman 358156 for manny years. Its a gas check bullet but I shot it without gas checks. It didn't lead my barrel and it was very accurate. I hope that I got the mold number right its been many years since I have cast a bullet. Semper Fi. Gunnery sergeant Clifford L. Hughes USMC Retired |
November 11, 2011, 04:27 PM | #8 |
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A custom mold of any design you can think of. Design the bullet right on the website.
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