358477

Ben

Ben

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The Lyman 358477 is quite possibly the most versatile cast bullet ( for my uses ) in 38 / 357 Magnum.
Seems to shoot well on the low end and high end of the velocity spectrum.
This 4 cavity can produce a lot of bullets in 2 hours of casting.
The 477' is accurate in all of my revolvers and my 92' stainless Rossi 357 Mag. The 358156 has rightfully earned praise as one of the best bullet designs in the 357 Magnum. Of course with the application of a gas check ( becoming more and more expensive as the clock ticks ) at magnum velocities. Interesting that the 358477 ( again for me ) shoots just as well as the 358156 and I don't have to take the time to add the gas check. If you have not tried it, you may be missing out on a fine design that has been around for a long time, and most likely for a long time to come.

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Petrol & Powder

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The 358477 has a proven track record. That basic formula has been repeated by many mold manufacturers. The design is straightforward and frankly, it just works.

If I could have only 1 mold for 38 Special/357 Magnum, it would be some form of that design.

My chosen version happens to be the SAECO #382 in a four cavity, but it has all the same traits as the Lyman 358477.
 
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Rex

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This bullet in a 38 case over 4 grains Bullseye is quite accurate for me. And of course the 5 grains Unique is an old one.
 
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Rex

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I'll be 81 come the middle of November so chances are I'll never buy any more moulds though I'd like to try a hollow point.
My old one hole gives me something to do in the winter and I have more bullets than I'll shoot the rest of my life now.
6 grains Unique with that goes 1050 from my 4" 686 over my chrony but I don't use that bullet much with that load opting for Mr. Keith's 358429 instead.
 
CZ93X62

CZ93X62

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There have been recent threads discussing Lyman #358477, and it prompted some thoughts and recollections.
I think that my Lyman and NOE pattern-#358477 bullets are the most-cast and most fired-designs in my collection. I have fired thousands of these over the years. Oddly, I can't recall trying the design in 357 Magnum--this was my go-to 38 Special bullet since 1981 when I began casting and remains so to this day. I ran into a Lyman #358429 Keith SWC in the mid-1990s, but it's a weird variation and does no better than the tried & true '477'.

#358477 has also shined in 38 S&W for me. The NOE mould casts 92/6/2 at .361" and pure lead at a few tenths over .360" I have a Colt Police Positive x 4" with .359" throats and a S&W Regulation Police with .361" throats. Both revolvers shoot the '477' right where the sights look at 15 and 25 yards when prompted along at 700-725 FPS.

In recognition of my new Colt Python's addition to the fleet I have loaded 100 357 cases with #358477--50 with WW-231 and 50 with Herco--to the 950-1000 FPS level. Once the blast furnace climate elements in the desert east of Indio retreat, I have a session planned for returning a large quantity of heavy metal to a couple mountainsides with the Python and a few other war toys.
 
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Rex

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When I use .357 brass with this bullet it is usually with 6.5-7.0 grains Unique. When I'm lucky enough to find 2400 I opt for the 358156GC and 14 grains of that powder.
 
CZ93X62

CZ93X62

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My old shop carried the W-W Super-X 158 grain load in 357 Magnum for many years. My duplicator for that number is #358156 and 13.5 grains of 2400 sparked by CCI #500 caps. When they went to the FBI 125 grain Federal JHPs (#357B) I use any 125 JHP and 17.5 grains of 2400 to match it for practice loads.
 
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