- Feb 4, 2013
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FYI, if you are looking for powder, H110 and WW296 are exactly the same powder.
FYI, if you are looking for powder, H110 and WW296 are exactly the same powder.
And why not? Please elaborate. This rifle is usually chambered in rifle calibers. I highly doubt it will blow up with a super charged pistol round in it.
As Pinecone said, work up to it. Don't just dump another 5 grains and expect good results. Do you have a cronograph?
One other option, bullet wise, is from this guy https://www.badmanbullets.com/Onlin...and+357+Caliber+157+Grain+RNFP+Polymer+Coated I've used his bullets on everything from 32-20 to 45 Colt. The coated bullets are made with softer lead but can be driven to 2000 fps without problems. Another nice benefit is you'll get 50+ fps over the same weight lead bullets with the same powder charge.
Exactly what I was looking for! Ordered 100 to try.
Anything different about loading bllullets with a gas check?
H110 is a really slow burning pistol powder which usually requires a fairly heavy crimp to hold the bullet long enough to allow pressures to build; not a light crimp and certainly not a "minimum" crimp. If you use a heavy crimp, you're accuracy should improve quite a bit.
I've been following this thread since I have a 77/357 and also want to develop some hunting loads. Very curious if the rifle can shoot 180 grain bullets accurately. I've only experimented with factory loads, of which the most accurate has been Federal 158gr. JSP. I was planning on trying 180gr. JSP since they might be the best expansion compromise between JHP and hard cast. All this said, I wouldn't hesitate using 158gr. JSP on bambi, especially out of a rifle barrel.