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Poodleshooter · October 25, 2001, 02:55 PM

http://www.accuratepowder.com/data/357.html

AA#2 Improved is sorta like Bullseye or Clays. Find a .38 or .38+p load for the same bullet. Using a near max load for the .38 as a good start-middle load for .357. I do this as there is more case capacity for the .357, so you need to increase the powder bulk a bit. The pressure tolerance of a .357 is so much higher that this should create a decent load. I've used this procedure to create loads with Clays, Bullseye, and several other fast powders. BTW, use a small pistol primer. With the relatively light charge and bulk size of #2, you won't need a magnum primer.

October 25, 2001, 02:55 PM	#5
Poodleshooter Senior Member Join Date: August 7, 2000 Location: Floating down the James River in VA Posts: 2,599	http://www.accuratepowder.com/data/357.html AA#2 Improved is sorta like Bullseye or Clays. Find a .38 or .38+p load for the same bullet. Using a near max load for the .38 as a good start-middle load for .357. I do this as there is more case capacity for the .357, so you need to increase the powder bulk a bit. The pressure tolerance of a .357 is so much higher that this should create a decent load. I've used this procedure to create loads with Clays, Bullseye, and several other fast powders. BTW, use a small pistol primer. With the relatively light charge and bulk size of #2, you won't need a magnum primer.