.357 Mag bulk ammo

chuck56 · September 17, 2012, 08:12 AM

Trying to get opinions on the best value on bulk .357 Mag ammo and where to order... Have heard iffy reviews on Bitterroot Valley 357. Ok but dirty and sometimes lighter loads. What has been your experience and preference?

CTD? Midway? Somewhere else? What brand have you liked for bulk .357?

Thanks for the opinions.

NoirFan · September 17, 2012, 11:15 AM

www.mastercast.com is the best deal I have found for bulk .357 ammo. It is loaded a little on the light side, but it burns cleans and is fairly accurate. They do a brass exchange deal where if you send them your empty brass they'll give you a significant discount on loaded ammo, so save your empties and send it to them in a Fedex flat rate box. Last time I checked .38 spl wadcutters were about $10/box and .357 was $15/box

BoomieMCT · September 17, 2012, 01:22 PM

I've not used BVA .357's, but I have used their 5.56, .44 specials and .44 magnums and been pretty happy with them.

carprivershooter · September 18, 2012, 09:35 PM

learn to reload, stright walled case are pretty easy.

Hal · September 19, 2012, 08:14 AM

Yep - get into reloading.

SRH78 · September 19, 2012, 03:36 PM

Yep, 357 magnum is very easy to load and you can load it much cheaper than you can buy it.

Edward429451 · September 19, 2012, 04:14 PM

I'm reloading 100 38 Specials for less than the cost of 100 CCI Mini-Mags with my own cast boolits. I haven't did the math on 357s, j frame only here.

Redhawk5.5+P+ · September 20, 2012, 04:27 AM

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OP September 17, 2012, 06:12 AM

.357 Mag bulk ammo

Last Activity: Yesterday 06:15 PM 9-19-2012

Sorry, I spent to much "time" looking for good deal's. only to find my stock goes away before I can get more, because they ran out.

Don't take offense, but it's just so easy to go on line and take short cut's!

I think you can read between the lines from a true ammo hunter, I'm always looking up for good deals. And yes I don't reload,......YET! Some day....

Good deal's? You are my competition.

tnelson31 · September 20, 2012, 04:35 AM

http://www.mastercast.net (not .com as above)

"On December 31,2012 we will cease all ammunition manufacturing."

Redhawk5.5+P+ · September 20, 2012, 08:53 AM

As per above.

I know, I've been saving all my one time .357 shell's just to do business with them.

Got about 5000+.

KyJim · September 20, 2012, 09:22 AM

Mastercast is now out of the ammunition business but will still be casting bullets:

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On December 31,2012 we will cease all ammunition manufacturing. If we have any pending orders for ammo we will fill these in the order they were received. After the first of the year you will be notified that your order is ready and you will have one week to pick it up or arrange shipment. . . . This in no way applies to our cast bullet manufacturing operation, we will continue to cast and plan on expanding our line. We will also continue to carry components like the surplus powder,bullets,etc..

http://www.mastercast.net/ftp.master...NT_NOTICE.html

FairWarning · September 21, 2012, 09:53 PM

You can pick up very high quality Swiss RWS .357 Mag in bulk online, although I've never seen it in a local store. Sellior & Bellot makes good basic loads, also.

September 17, 2012, 08:12 AM	#1
chuck56 Member Join Date: December 31, 2009 Location: No. Virginia Posts: 35	.357 Mag bulk ammo Trying to get opinions on the best value on bulk .357 Mag ammo and where to order... Have heard iffy reviews on Bitterroot Valley 357. Ok but dirty and sometimes lighter loads. What has been your experience and preference? CTD? Midway? Somewhere else? What brand have you liked for bulk .357? Thanks for the opinions. __________________ Chuck56

September 18, 2012, 09:35 PM	#4
carprivershooter Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2008 Location: Michigan, Upper Pennsula Posts: 396	learn to reload, stright walled case are pretty easy. __________________ CarpriverShOOter Finch, I don't like guns. Reese, Me either but if someone has to have guns I'd rather it be me. (Person of Interest). No trees were destroyed in the posting of the this message

September 19, 2012, 03:36 PM	#6
SRH78 Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 517	Yep, 357 magnum is very easy to load and you can load it much cheaper than you can buy it. __________________ "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin

September 21, 2012, 09:53 PM	#12
FairWarning Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2008 Location: GA Posts: 1,149	You can pick up very high quality Swiss RWS .357 Mag in bulk online, although I've never seen it in a local store. Sellior & Bellot makes good basic loads, also. __________________ Mauser Werke, Schmidt-Rubin, Colt, Walther, HK, Weatherby, Sig Sauer, Browning, Ruger, Beretta, etc, etc....a few friends of mine

September 17, 2012, 11:15 AM	#2
NoirFan Member Join Date: July 25, 2006 Posts: 97	www.mastercast.com is the best deal I have found for bulk .357 ammo. It is loaded a little on the light side, but it burns cleans and is fairly accurate. They do a brass exchange deal where if you send them your empty brass they'll give you a significant discount on loaded ammo, so save your empties and send it to them in a Fedex flat rate box. Last time I checked .38 spl wadcutters were about $10/box and .357 was $15/box

September 17, 2012, 01:22 PM	#3
BoomieMCT Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2010 Posts: 212	I've not used BVA .357's, but I have used their 5.56, .44 specials and .44 magnums and been pretty happy with them.

September 19, 2012, 08:14 AM	#5
Hal Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 1998 Location: Ohio USA Posts: 8,563	Yep - get into reloading.

September 19, 2012, 04:14 PM	#7
Edward429451 Junior member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,494	I'm reloading 100 38 Specials for less than the cost of 100 CCI Mini-Mags with my own cast boolits. I haven't did the math on 357s, j frame only here.

September 20, 2012, 04:35 AM	#9
tnelson31 Member Join Date: September 12, 2012 Posts: 36	http://www.mastercast.net (not .com as above) "On December 31,2012 we will cease all ammunition manufacturing."

September 20, 2012, 08:53 AM	#10
Redhawk5.5+P+ Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2012 Location: NV Posts: 743	As per above. I know, I've been saving all my one time .357 shell's just to do business with them. Got about 5000+.