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WCW · July 10, 2012, 11:18 AM

I’ve used HBWC’s in .357 brass for years, and they work perfectly for target shooting, and make for a nice soft load for beginners. The only thing I do differently with the .357 brass, is that I do not seat the wadcutters flush with the case mouth. I seat them out to the first cannelure on the bullet (Speer wadcutter) which is approximately .225 in. and use a very slight crimp. This lessens the jump to the forcing cone, and definitely shoots better in my revolver. You would of course have to increase the powder charge slightly from .38 special load data to duplicate those wadcutter velocities, but that wouldn’t be a problem if you just stick to using .357 brass. With these soft loads your .357 brass is going to last for a very long time too.

July 10, 2012, 11:18 AM	#13
WCW Senior Member Join Date: March 6, 2007 Posts: 132	I’ve used HBWC’s in .357 brass for years, and they work perfectly for target shooting, and make for a nice soft load for beginners. The only thing I do differently with the .357 brass, is that I do not seat the wadcutters flush with the case mouth. I seat them out to the first cannelure on the bullet (Speer wadcutter) which is approximately .225 in. and use a very slight crimp. This lessens the jump to the forcing cone, and definitely shoots better in my revolver. You would of course have to increase the powder charge slightly from .38 special load data to duplicate those wadcutter velocities, but that wouldn’t be a problem if you just stick to using .357 brass. With these soft loads your .357 brass is going to last for a very long time too.