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Offline luckydawg13

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357 max hunting load
« on: February 01, 2010, 01:30:37 AM »
whats your hunting load have a 14" max barrel for sum time thought i nock the dust out of it this year how well does yours group
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Re: 357 max hunting load
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2010, 10:47:44 AM »
Barrel is on its way here. But I am planning to use 180 gr Cast Preformance WFNGC over about 20 grains of H110
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Re: 357 max hunting load
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2010, 11:35:25 AM »
My 357 max loads are a 180 grain Speer Hotcor FN over 20 grains of Lilgun. Makes an ugly exit hole in a critter.
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Re: 357 max hunting load
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2010, 01:47:50 PM »
I use a LFN LBT 200gr gas check, with 17gr of IMR 4227 in both my 14" Tender and in my DW max.  It seems to be the most accurate load in both guns.  Haven't been lucky enough to try it on a deer yet, did manage to get a prairie dog in SD though, made a big mess.

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Re: 357 max hunting load
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2010, 08:34:35 AM »
I load max. loads of Win.-296 behind every bullet. I have found that the Sierra bullets will self destruct on heavy bone, but when put in the lungs the deer don`t go far. Hornadys hold together better but you have to track alittle farther as a rule. I usually stay in the 170 gr. weight range.

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Re: 357 max hunting load
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2010, 01:43:58 PM »
Hornady 180 Gr. XTP and H110
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Re: 357 max hunting load
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2010, 02:40:33 PM »
180 gr LWFN GC LBT over 21gr of IMR 4227, AA1680 works real well also. 8)
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Re: 357 max hunting load
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2010, 05:47:09 AM »
200 gr. FPGC & 20 gr. 4227
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Re: 357 max hunting load
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2010, 06:54:37 AM »
thanks to all think i might try the xtp & speer 180
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Re: 357 max hunting load
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2010, 01:05:21 PM »
Last season I loaded 20gr of H110 behind a Hornady 200gr 35 Rem round nose soft point bullet.  Killed two deer dead where they stood.  This year I want a flatter load so I am going to load 26.5 gr of AA 1680 behind a Hornady 180 gr SSP.  Should have the same effect with a little more reach.  Good luck.

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Re: 357 max hunting load
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2010, 05:38:47 PM »
Just loaded 10 180 grain Cast Performance WFNGC over 19 Grains of H110. Having never shot a Max before I didn't know what to expect. Shoot like a dream.
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