cast bullet in contender 357

edsmith · December 4, 2009, 11:39 AM

HI all,my wife is getting me a .357 mag. barrel for my contender for x-mas,does anyone shoot a lee c357-158 swc ? if so,how is the accurcey? how fast can the bullet be driven ? thanks

tom234 · December 4, 2009, 02:28 PM

You can generally go 1100-1200 FPS with a LSWC bullet w/o leading problems. If you cast your own and go with a gas checked hard cast bullets you can get jacketed bullet velocities.

jaguarxk120 · December 4, 2009, 02:36 PM

TC barrels are generally very smooth. I have a 44 mag that any lead fouling that is left behind just brushes out with 1-2 passes. Afriend shot a 50 TC hawken and he could load long after I had to clean my CVA, just pushed the patched ball down the barrel even after 20 rounds.

I would say in 357 it would be very easy to drive any bullet as fast as you want.

K.W. · December 14, 2009, 01:08 PM

I use only http://www.archipelagobullets.fi/. Copperpladet resitzed castbullets.

edsmith · December 14, 2009, 04:36 PM

thanks guys,I cast my boolits.

December 4, 2009, 11:39 AM	#1
edsmith Junior Member Join Date: October 31, 2009 Location: Standish,Maine Posts: 3	cast bullet in contender 357 HI all,my wife is getting me a .357 mag. barrel for my contender for x-mas,does anyone shoot a lee c357-158 swc ? if so,how is the accurcey? how fast can the bullet be driven ? thanks

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December 4, 2009, 02:28 PM	#2
tom234 Senior Member Join Date: February 14, 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 753	You can generally go 1100-1200 FPS with a LSWC bullet w/o leading problems. If you cast your own and go with a gas checked hard cast bullets you can get jacketed bullet velocities.

December 4, 2009, 02:36 PM	#3
jaguarxk120 Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,626	TC barrels are generally very smooth. I have a 44 mag that any lead fouling that is left behind just brushes out with 1-2 passes. Afriend shot a 50 TC hawken and he could load long after I had to clean my CVA, just pushed the patched ball down the barrel even after 20 rounds. I would say in 357 it would be very easy to drive any bullet as fast as you want.

December 14, 2009, 01:08 PM	#4
K.W. Member Join Date: April 16, 2008 Location: Finland Posts: 87	I use only http://www.archipelagobullets.fi/. Copperpladet resitzed castbullets.

December 14, 2009, 04:36 PM	#5
edsmith Junior Member Join Date: October 31, 2009 Location: Standish,Maine Posts: 3	thanks guys,I cast my boolits.