Bullet test in .357

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Mainiac

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I just got done shooting 10 different bullets,with same powder charge,in 38 cases.
I have the good fortune,of owning an extremely accurate 8 3/8ths smith 586,,great gun to test with.
Rcbs158gc about an inch
Lyman 358637 hair over inch
Lee 105swc under inch
Mp 275 copy under inch
358311. 1 hole!
Mp125hp 1 hole!
Mp 147 rcbs copy 1.5 inch
358156 1.25 inch
Lee 148 wc.....3 inches! Wtf
358429 1.5 inch
This ol gun,makes me enjoy testing stuff!!!
Long barrell,and 2 pound trigger,makes it easy.
 
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Mainiac

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fiver said:
makes you wonder if you loaded them backwards don't it?
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Well,,i spent all fall,working on my model 14,,and they dont shoot all that well in that gun,either.
I know,blasphemy,,,,but thats the case with my guns.
I never got good groups with bullseye powder,in anything,,either. Glad its winter,or im sure a lightning bolt would fry me,,for saying this outloud!!
 
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Mainiac

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fiver said:
this is gonna sound silly then.
one of my best 38 [in 357 brass] target loads is a whole bunch of bulls-eye [7grs] and a 150gr wad cutter... with a magnum primer.
no idea,, but it shoots good.
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Wouldnt doubt it!! I love fooling around with these loads.some of my escapades, isnt even published .
 
JonB

JonB

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Is that "Lee 148 wc" the tumble lube one?
I ask, cause I had that one and it shot lousy. I bought the standard lube groove Lee 148 wc and it shot well in my guns.
also, were your groups shot from a benchrest?
 
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Mainiac

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RicinYakima said:
After I quit Bullseye pistol shooting, I found the SR7625 shot smaller groups than any of Herc Bullseye loads ever did. FWIW
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So glad to hear!! All i hear about is B.E. powder,in 38,and 45,,,me and a friend of mine,both agree,,BE dont shoot that well.clays in a 45,hp38 in a 38,,,,shoots rings around B E.
 
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Mainiac

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JonB said:
Is that "Lee 148 wc" the tumble lube one?
I ask, cause I had that one and it shot lousy. I bought the standard lube groove Lee 148 wc and it shot well in my guns.
also, were your groups shot from a benchrest?
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No tl,,,i used to shoot alot of 358091 wc,,that shot well.

I should do a wc test ,i guess,,,,it never ends.
 
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Jeff H

NW Ohio
fiver said:
makes you wonder if you loaded them backwards don't it?
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Now, that's funny, but my LEE 358-148WC is DIFFERENT. MAY make a difference, but I don't know, because I'm careful to get them "frontwards."

The base is dead-flat (sprue-plate-end) and the front has a very slight draft - not perfectly flat, so there's a top and a bottom.

I have not had the chance to shoot it at 25 yards from the revolvers. but at ten, it looks like it oughta shoot well at 25 - just don't know yet.

At 50, from the carbine, it opens up to about two inches. That's over 3.3 to 3.5 grains of Unique and I know it's not the best powder for the low charges, so maybe with some W231?
 
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