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July 06, 2008, 10:00:58 AM »
Loading up some 357 magnum loads and have a question.
I will be using Bulleye because I have 3# of it.
I went to Alliants web site and they show a charge of 9 grains.
I look in the Lyman manual and the show a start load of 7 grains
with a max of 9.7
what do you think? Go with Alliants 9 grains
Oh ya! 110 gr JHP
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July 06, 2008, 10:48:43 AM »
I learned long ago when I used my S&W Model 19 in competition that 6.5 grains of Bullseye and a Hornady 125 grain bullet was as accurate a load as I could find in the .357 Magnum. It's not a max load by any means but is fast enough to do anything a 125 grain will do and has been very accurate in every .357 Magnum gun I've owned since.
If I were you I'd stop worrying about max loads and find an accurate one. I suspect that's gonna come at less than maximum powder charge.
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Thanks Graybeard.
I am not trying to get max loads,
I am just getting my feet wet with the components I have on hand.
I was mostly confused as why there was 2 grains difference.
I am guessing that since Alliant does not list a start load or max
that they have found 9 grains to be the all around best and safe.
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July 06, 2008, 11:41:42 AM »
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If you read the last few lines in this link , you will see were Alliant says to reduce their data by 10% for a starting load , So 9gr vs 9.7gr is not that far off .
http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/Index.htm
Also as Bill said , you will in most cases find the sweet spot well before MAX .
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July 06, 2008, 11:55:19 AM »
Thanks Stimpy.
The way I read that is I should be starting with 8.1
I had read that before but it was swimming around
in the murky waters of all the info I am trying to ingest.
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July 06, 2008, 04:01:10 PM »
my old Speer #11 manual ,page 406, has 7.5 minimum and 8.5 maximum with the 110HP. The gun used is a 6" Security Six!
Always start low and work up!
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July 07, 2008, 05:49:45 AM »
If you're looking for accuracy, I'd start down at 6.5 grs like Graybeard suggested. If the load proves accurate in your gun, you'll load about 300 more rounds per pound of powder, and save some wear on you and your gun.
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