357 target vel xtreme plated 158 & Mbc 158 lswc

[ericuda]

What velocity do you all find is best for you in the 357 with xtreme 158 plated swc and mbc lswc 158 bh18. I tried different loads with cfe pistol, be86 and hs6 over the chrono yesterday. Velocity are as follows. P for plated l for lead. All with 4" ruger gp100.
8.6 hs6 968p, 1046l
9.2 hs6 993p, 1093l
6.0 cfe 707p, 930l
6.6 cfe 847p, 961l
7.6 be86 1035p, 1132l

 

[murf]

interesting how plated slows the bullet down quite a bit (especially cfe). is "lcwc" supposed to be "lswc"?

i load my lead semi-wadcutters up to 1250 fps with either hs-6 (mag primer) or blue dot (non-mag primer). any further and i get lead in the barrel. can't comment on the plated bullets.

murf

p.s. this load is out of a 4.625" blackhawk.

 

[Walkalong]

I am running the X-Treme 158 Gr SWC at around 750 FPS out of .357 brass for a light plinker. It can be run harder, but that is accurate and fun. WST or Competition.

 

[Toprudder]

My favorite plinking load for my GP100 5" barrel is Xtreme 158swc, BE86 7.6gn. I get about 1050 fps.

 

[ericuda]

Forgot to note. Used mag primers with hs6.
With same mbc lswc and 14.5 2400 I am getting 1355 fps, haven't loaded any plated. I think I'll kick the hs6 up a bit for a stouter load and do some more playing with the cfe for lighter loads and check accuracy.

 

[Walkalong]

I think the various coated 158 Gr SWCs are a better choice for full blown .357 loads with 2400.

I use the plated X-Treme for mild loads only now. And heck, I am sure the coated ones would work there as well.

 

[roval]

I use both bullets with unique 7.2 and runs around 1200 for mbc 158 gr swc. I use the same with extreme plated 158 gr swc but didn't chrono it anymore. In my gp 100 5 inch and older 6 inch., there a difference in accuracy with the xtreme being more accurate especially when shooting out to 50 yrds.

 

[roval]

Forgot to mention the mbc 158 gr swc bh 18 i used was coated.

 

[joneb]

About post #3, I loaded some 158gr Xtreme plated FP with GM-200 and 7.5gr of HS-6 in a Ruger Security Six w/a 2.75" with very good results. These bullets were only moving at 800 FPS but the accuracy was very good.