357 Mag. WFN

[Ben]

These are NOE 160 gr. WFN.
They shoot great in my 357 Magnums.
Today I loaded these into new Starline 357 Magnum brass with 9.5 grs. of Blue Dot.
I plan to shoot a few of these in my Ruger # 1, 357 Max. rifle.
I do believe these will hit with some authority.

Ben

They are close to the end of the cylinder on my two , Smith 686's.
But I believe they will work just fine.

 

[Pistolero]

They look nice. I have a similar looking Lee 158 LBT style that shoots very well in my .357 Mag, too.

Bill

 

[Cherokee]

Looking good, 9.8 gr BD worked great for me with the Lee 158 FN

 

[uncle jimbo]

Good looking bullets.
And I believe you are right when you stated,
"I do believe these will hit with some authority."
Give a bunch to Trevor, he will let you know how they shoot when he requests that you load more for him to shoot.

 

[creosote]

I like them too.
Brass looks great too. No bulges, no massive crimp to wear out the mouth.

 

[S Mac]

That bullet looks very similar to the Saeco 353, a mould I recently bought. It weighs 183 with my alloy. Good looking bullet.

 

[JWFilips]

I do like a lot of Al 's "Wide Flat Nose" Designs! I just love the 130 Gr 8 mm ( one of my best bullets) also he took a bit of leeway with the The updated Ranch Dog designs ( The 165 Gr .30 cal with traditional lube groove version) Those babies are like hammers! I love shooting them subsonic so I can hear the impact on the target! It freaks out the other guys on the range!

 

[Brad]

I really like that mould. I have many cast up and ready to load.

 

[CZ93X62]

The nose profile looks a lot like the Group Buy Lee C358-180 I have had for about 15 years, honcho'ed by "357 Maximum" on The Site Prior. It has been VERY accurate in all of my 357 Magnum revolvers and feeds reliably in my Henry Big Boy/steel as well. I have not tried it at moderate velocities, usually running it at 1100 FPS+ from the 686 x 4" to almost 1400 FPS from the Bisley Blackhawk. Gas checks and mid-range speeds are a waste of components.

 

[Hawk]

I have one of Veral Smiths 160 grain WFN GC molds that I load over 12.5 gr. of 296.
Very accurate and hits wit a lot of uuummph!

 

[Rally]

Just loaded a couple gallons of the 180 gr. twin in .357, but am using 9 grs of Blue Dot. Suppose to be around 1400 Fps in a rifle. Only .357 I own is a Marlin 1894, and it is fun to just shoot, at what ever.

 

[Pistolero]

My Lee does very will over a bunch of H4227.

 

[Ben]

Very nice shooting.

Ben

 

[Pistolero]

Thanks, but not up to your standards, Ben.

 

[Intel6]

The nose profile looks a lot like the Group Buy Lee C358-180 I have had for about 15 years, honcho'ed by "357 Maximum" on The Site Prior. It has been VERY accurate in all of my 357 Magnum revolvers and feeds reliably in my Henry Big Boy/steel as well. I have not tried it at moderate velocities, usually running it at 1100 FPS+ from the 686 x 4" to almost 1400 FPS from the Bisley Blackhawk. Gas checks and mid-range speeds are a waste of components.

Nice! I still have my Group Buy Lee C358-180 6 cavity also. I like it in my revolvers but it also shoots real well in my 14" T/C barrel in .357 MAX.

 

[Glen]

I've got the GC version of that bullet Ben and it's a dandy! You should have no problem with that one in your 686s, it's short enough that it shoots just fine in my N-frame .357. It's my favorite bullet for my Marlin .357 levergun, and also does quite well in my Ruger .357 Max. I look forward to hearing your results in your .357 Max #1.

 

[Ben]

Thanks Glen,

I'm looking for great things...........

Ben

 

[Tom]

I looked at that mould as a candidate for my lcrx3 38 special. Based on the comments on another thread, I bought one.
My work schedule has only been allowing me one day at home every two weeks lately. That part is inconvenient, but the customer pays very well, and freight rates are down industry wide.
I have a pot of 50/50 ww pb warming up and intend to cast a bunch up today. Hopefully I'll be able to load them and shoot them sometime this year.

 

[CZ93X62]

I was an early adherent to the Elmer Keith SWC Siren Song when I became active in the reloading game for metallics in the mid-1970s. Mr. Keith was still doing a lot of writing at that time, as were Skeeter Skelton and Bill Jordan. You can see how a young hobbyist might get led around by the likes of such men.

Round flat nose bullets are nothing new. They have existed since cartridge leverguns with tubular magazines came on stream. It took Veral Smith and his LBT Molds to elevate such designs to the cult status they now enjoy. Before this cult status took hold, I didn't give the RFN design much thought--I used them in leverguns since forever.

 

[KHornet]

Look Nice!

Paul