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In a recent thread on the hunting section, I intended to ask about .200 gr bullets for use in 357 Mag for hunting purposes, but I had a typo and typed 300 gr instead.
I was pleasantly surprised that the people on the thread didn't judge the idea (which is why I love this forum) but instead took the idea seriously and gave some honest thoughts.
Someone posted a link to this
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/2...caliber-359-diameter-300-grain-lead-flat-nose
Now it's got me thinking, why not try a 300 gr 357 Mag load?
It's been a long time since my Vaquero has had a good challenge.
However this is reloading, and safety and caution are our priorities. We should load at our own risk, and know what we're doing. Since most of us here are already experienced reloaders, I think any of us who have at least over a year in reloading can give this a try.
We're not doing this to be dangerous, we're doing this because 1. we can, and 2. Why not?
For my 300 gr loads, I'm thinking my best bet is my homemade black powder. It compresses under everything. And the more compressed it is, the more powerful it is. I'm going to fill the 357 mag case halfway full of my black powder, then seat the bullet. If the finished cartridge fits the chambers and the cylinder revolves fine, then it's to the range.
I will always bring a rod and a hammer to the range when testing reloads.
I was pleasantly surprised that the people on the thread didn't judge the idea (which is why I love this forum) but instead took the idea seriously and gave some honest thoughts.
Someone posted a link to this
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/2...caliber-359-diameter-300-grain-lead-flat-nose
Now it's got me thinking, why not try a 300 gr 357 Mag load?
It's been a long time since my Vaquero has had a good challenge.
However this is reloading, and safety and caution are our priorities. We should load at our own risk, and know what we're doing. Since most of us here are already experienced reloaders, I think any of us who have at least over a year in reloading can give this a try.
We're not doing this to be dangerous, we're doing this because 1. we can, and 2. Why not?
For my 300 gr loads, I'm thinking my best bet is my homemade black powder. It compresses under everything. And the more compressed it is, the more powerful it is. I'm going to fill the 357 mag case halfway full of my black powder, then seat the bullet. If the finished cartridge fits the chambers and the cylinder revolves fine, then it's to the range.
I will always bring a rod and a hammer to the range when testing reloads.