Recent content by Reloader7786

This was great information most of which I already knew and just helped solidify. I'll continue my journey into learning more and more. You've all been most helpful. I'm just using the loads to shoot targets and occasionally steel and they'll be going through a S&W 686SSR. I'll keep at it and...

Alright, sanity check here I'm new to this so bear with me. I'm using Berry's plated bullets, because they are readily available and I don't really need velocities over 1200FPS. I'm using .357 mag cases because I'm shooting a .357 mag revolver and would just assume shoot the magnum loads...

After some testing with a chronograph, I ended up with 4.3 grains being the first charge that yeilded sufficiently reliable and accurate rounds.

That's very helpful, being new started low and it sounds like I just didn't work it quite enough upward. I'll make up 10 rounds of each (3.9, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3) with the 1/3 turn crimp (quite light) and see where they wind me up at.

We are using cardboard backers, issue is only occurring with these loads. Shooting at a short indoor range we are able to keep it within similer accuracy as factory loads. Target is at about 22 feet. My thought was the same as yours though :) I'll give it a whirl at 4.0 and see if that...

I'm trying to work up a load for .38 special 158 Grain Berry's (Plated) FN bullets using HP-38 powder. I'm using Lee dies to include the Lee factory crimp die. Using 3.2 Grains (min load) was clearly under-powered and keyholed just about every shot. Using 3.4 was still throwing a large...