The 357446 is a very controversial mould design !
A few like it, many hate it, only a very few love it.
Many say the mould cast under size.
Many say the mould is tapered with under size small bands on the
nose getting larger as you go to the rear drive band.
Many cast bullet shooters say it is bad to " throw a flyer ".
Others say it won't shoot accurately at low to medium velocities and only does well at " full tilt." velocities.
One fellow said there was no such thing as a 357446, it was correctly named 358446. Well, he was wrong also !
Ironically, I've not found any truth to all of this in my many 357 / 38 Spec. revolvers and rifles. The 357446 , for me, shoots just as well as any other 158 gr. SWC cast bullet.
These have been sized .3570" , I think you can see there is no taper
on these bullets. My bullets drop from the mould at .3585" and size out well to .3570".
Here they are sized .3570", lubed, and rolled in Ben's Liquid Lube. The bullets have been placed on wax paper to dry.
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When I obtained my Lyman 357446, I did a " mould tune up " on it and wrote an article with photos of my work :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2plYcBUNcB2RXFuYXRvSmRqQUE/view?usp=sharing
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Mine are a little bit heavy at about 165 grs. sized, lubed and ready to load :
What are your thoughts on the subject ?
A few like it, many hate it, only a very few love it.
Many say the mould cast under size.
Many say the mould is tapered with under size small bands on the
nose getting larger as you go to the rear drive band.
Many cast bullet shooters say it is bad to " throw a flyer ".
Others say it won't shoot accurately at low to medium velocities and only does well at " full tilt." velocities.
One fellow said there was no such thing as a 357446, it was correctly named 358446. Well, he was wrong also !
Ironically, I've not found any truth to all of this in my many 357 / 38 Spec. revolvers and rifles. The 357446 , for me, shoots just as well as any other 158 gr. SWC cast bullet.
These have been sized .3570" , I think you can see there is no taper
on these bullets. My bullets drop from the mould at .3585" and size out well to .3570".
Here they are sized .3570", lubed, and rolled in Ben's Liquid Lube. The bullets have been placed on wax paper to dry.
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When I obtained my Lyman 357446, I did a " mould tune up " on it and wrote an article with photos of my work :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2plYcBUNcB2RXFuYXRvSmRqQUE/view?usp=sharing
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Mine are a little bit heavy at about 165 grs. sized, lubed and ready to load :
What are your thoughts on the subject ?
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