.358 75gr wadcutter

[beagle]

I’ve always preferred a conventional cast bullet for plinking versus a round ball. Same amount of lead and prep time. More reliable. Having owned a Gold Cup Midranhe Match and loaded for a friend’s Model 52, I’ve used a lot of light wadcutters. All right but I really prefer something in the 125 grain range at least for plinking.
I had a Lyman mould that cast a 115 grain HP. Wouldn’t feed reliably in my 9mms. Traded it off. Was loading .357 one day and one of those left over lots on the bench. I loaded them over 2400 and threw them in the range box. At the range, I was shooting a M1894 Marlin carbine and plinking at rocks on the berm. Amazing accuracy and fast. I chrony’d 5. As well as I recall they averaged 1438 fps. Put it on paper. 1 1/2” without trying really hard. Rave! I’d traded this gem off.
Round balls have their place but I prefer a real bullet for my plinking./beagle

 

[Monochrome]

The idea was originally taken from the multi ball loads that were being issued to prison guards using 45-70 rifles "back in the day"

 

[beagle]

They used what they had. Springfields were cheap from the government. I’ve shot 2 and 3 ball loads in my .45/70 and they would have done fine. My dad was a career prison employee in NC. They used 12 gauge double barreled guns with #4 Buck and Winchester M94 .30/30s. In the days of paper shells, he changed out shells about twice a year and I’d get the old ones. Had a single barrel 12 with a 16” barrel I carried in the woods. Killed many snakes, turtles and feral dogs with it and those old buck loads./beagle