I am playing around with a T/C Encore with a 16.250 length barrel in 357 Maximum, that I am getting ready for deer season in Delaware. I have been loading Speer 180 gr. Hotcore bullets, in Remington brass with small rifle primers and roll crimping on the cannelure. I worked my way up in half grain increments using W296. Today when I got to 27 grains of W296 the cases started to hang up when I opened the gun. So I have decided to hunt with 26 grains of W296 and the Speer 180 grain Hot Core. I think this little max will be a monster in the bean fields in deer season.
Now for the questions. Can someone give me an educated guess, of the velocity and energy, that this load will have at 200 yds?
Now for the questions. Can someone give me an educated guess, of the velocity and energy, that this load will have at 200 yds?