Coated gooveless swc load re-work?

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Hey all,
Hope everyone's doing well.
I'm awaiting an order from MBC , included in my order is some coated 357 swc bullets that are grooveless- 158 grain.
Question is: should I work this load back up instead of just using my standard 14 grains of 2400? My concern being the increased bearing surface increasing pressure . I know that the general consensus will likely be to start over and work back up (I assume) . Or do any of you have experience with this bullet and find loading as you would for a bullet with standard lube grooves matches up with use for the grooveless bullet?

I know what I should do but I'm curious what you folks do.

Thanks!
 
No experience with .357, but I just loaded some Hitech GL 200 SWC's in .45acp. I did test some with my normal 4.6grs. HP38 load. before I loaded a bunch, and didn't notice any difference. That's my Bullseye long line (50 yd.) load, and they seem pretty much as accurate (or inaccurate in my case) as the grooved 185's and 200's I had been using.

I don't use 2400 in .357 so I can't really tell you how to proceed. But if its a mild load, I might start out there.
 
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