243winxb
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In large pistol primers, Rem & Win only make 1 each. No standard and mag both.
I use WLP for 45acp/bullseye powder and 44 mag/w296 or H110.
I use WLP for 45acp/bullseye powder and 44 mag/w296 or H110.
OP, since you keep mentioning it: H110 and 296, they are actually the same powder.
As is Win231 and HP38 on another end of the burn scale.
And there a few others.
Just putting it out there as one may be easier to find than the other in some markets.
I have a Lee turret press it consistently gives me high primers unless I really push the the handle back.
I'm seeing what appears to be lots of "unburned" powder in recent lots of powder using loads that I've been standardized on for a very long time. Pure speculation at this point, but I'm starting to wonder if this is not some kind of "tag" material added to the powder mandated by Homeland Security. .
Just FYI, the max overall length for .357 Magnum (1.59") is based on the shortest cylinder produced in that caliber. You'll find that on S&W N frame revolvers with the rear of the cylinder machined so that the rims seat flush. This started with the original .357 Magnum (that's what S&W called the gun) in 1935 and extended through the M27-2 and M28-2 versions, the production of which ended around 1980 (not sure of the exact year). S&W K and L frame revolvers have longer cylinders, as do Ruger revolvers and (I think) Colts. As has already been noted, as long as the bullet nose doesn't extend past the face of the cylinder, you're good. I have five .357s; one of them is an M28-2, so I have to load all my .357 Mag ammo to 1.59".The finished product looked pretty good. There was slight case bulge on one or two where I must not have sat the bullet quite straight enough, but otherwise they seemed uniform. I check the OAL. 1.609"-1.610". Uh-oh! Too long. I missed that important step when I seated the first bullet, and just didn't bother to check any until I was done. However, after slide a few into a GP100 and seeing approximately 1/8th of an inch between the bullet face and the end of the cylinder, I decided to try them anyway.