My next gun will be 45ACP. 38 Super Auto +P. of bullseye powder purchased back when all gun powder was not to be found . Fine for mild loads, not so fine with max loads.
At the time, it was the most powerful handgun round in existence. Skip navigation Sign in. This load worked for me and my S&W 4 inch 686. The famous .357 Magnum, the original magnum pistol cartridge, was introduced in 1935 by Smith & Wesson as the world's most powerful handgun cartridge. Load density is not much of an issue with a very fast powder like Bullseye. ALL Accurate 4100 Accurate No. Bullseye is much faster burning than Unique, and better suited to lighter loads than Unique. 3.5 Bullseye Target Load The 3.5 grain Bullseye load is still tops for a light target load. 38 Special. I have the book 'Modern Reloading' by Richard Lee. 44 Rem. Test Gun is a Ruger Gp100 5" … Unique, is not nearly as dirty if loaded to the higher pressure end of it's spectrum. Unsurpassed for .45 ACP target loads. Now I need to find load data for them. Search. i have another condensed reloading manual that shows much the same . 9 Accurate Solo 1000 Alliant Powder 2400 Alliant Powder BE-86 Alliant Powder Blue Dot Alliant Powder Bullseye Alliant Powder Power Pistol Alliant Powder Sport Pistol Alliant Powder Unique Hodgdon 700-X Hodgdon CFE Pistol Hodgdon Clays Hodgdon H110 Hodgdon H4227 Hodgdon HP-38 Hodgdon HS-6 Hodgdon Lil'Gun … That was true until the .44 Magnum came out in 1955. Since then, quite a few rounds have eclipsed it in power. The .357 Magnum was introduced in 1935. I thought that higher velocity was everything I wanted when I started handloading a variety of powders and bullets for a .357 Magnum Uberti Lightning Short Rifle pump action with a 20-inch barrel.
With cast bullets, .357 mag loads are problematic, at best. I currently try to use Bullseye for all of the above and plan to buy WIN231 also. In 357 revolvers the vast majority of great bullet/load combinations are with a long OAL.
Co. 45 Colt. .38 Special +P loads make particularly good practice ammunition and with 125 grain bullets shoot sufficiently flat for small game hunting.
Berry's say that you should start with light to medium load data for an equally sized/shaped jacketed bullet. They were factory seconds that I got for 9c a piece! I like the Missouri Bullet Company bullets.
In 357 revolvers the vast majority of great bullet/load combinations are with a long OAL. 25 Winchester Super Short Magnum Load Data; 25-06 Remington Load Data; 257 Weatherby Magnum Load Data; 6.5 Grendel Load Data; 6.5 Creedmoor Load Data; 6.5 X 55 Swedish Mauser Load Data; 260 Remington Load Data; 6.5mm-06 A-Square Load Data; 6.5-284 Norma Load Data; 6.5 Remington Magnum Load Data; 264 Winchester Magnum Load Data; 26 Nosler Load Data I was suprised to some degree when this bullet like to be loaded short. I'd like to find a recipe for it. A database of .357 Magnum handloads. My favorite target load for .357 Mag is 3.3 grains of Bullseye in a 357 Mag case (Starline is my favorite) pushing a 148 grain bullet made of wheel-weight lead with 2% added tin from the RCBS 38-148-WC mold I got in the 1970's. 380 Auto. I just scored 1k Berry's 158gr FP's in .357. 32 S&W Long. To achieve +P, they recommend with the 125 gr GDHP that 4.8 gr should be used. Powder Bul Weight C.O.L. 32 Auto. Accuracy Test at 12 and 25 yards.
Seems I've shot factory .357 with 158gr fps. Both are dirty.
40 S&W. I load 9mm, 38special, 357 mag, 380ACP. as maximum load . I was suprised to some degree when this bullet like to be loaded short. However, the .357 is still a popular and potent round. Recipe. Normally I don't use Hornady Bullets so I'm having a little difficulty trying to find a starting point using Bullseye. Making .357 Magnum Ammo: A Powerful and Versatile Caliber by Bob Shell, Mon, February 06, 2017.
Because it’s not a powder used in the 357 Magnum. Hi everyone I have a bunch of bullseye powder from all the 38 special I load. Loads for .357 Magnum: (Note: These are near maximum loads, you should use 10% less to start. Conversly, if you want to load very light target loads, Bullseye is much better suited. Canister Sizes: View All Bullseye ® Recipes.
For over 20 years it was simply known as "the Magnum," as there was no other. 5 Accurate No. Loading 357 Mag. 7 Accurate No. The 3.5 grain Bullseye load is still tops for a light target load. Now the bullets I have are 125gr horandy xtp jhp my sierra rifle and pistol 5th edition loading book calls for 7gr of bullseye for 1000fps and a max of 8.3gr for 1300 but this data is for 125gr jsp billets it doesn't show info for jhp Ammo. The .357 Magnum By Chuck Hawks.
And A1680 is too slow of a powder to be used. This powder is so fast that you'll go over max safe pressure, before ever reaching true .357 mag velocity. Once you push a lead bullet that fast, with mag pressures, leading quickly becomes a big issue. i reload for a 19-3 6" .
44 S&W Special.