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I got my dad's 3 inch rossi 6 shooter.
Never loaded 357 or 38 before, most of the brass I have was from dads range bags and are 38spl.
I have WST, 540 (HS-6), unique, AA7, h110.
Generally I only use non mag small primers. So that pretty much rules out h110.
My idea was to load hot 38spl rounds since I don't have and don't ever plan on getting a regular 38spl. of course I would mark my rounds, bullet weight and style, propellant and weight, primer make and model on the boxes (all the brass was in a boxes).
I read about some one on here, a non 38spl owner loading 38spl for use in a 357mag guns to an estimated 20,000 psi and getting 10 loads out of the 38 shells.
Actual no bs 20,000 psi loads appear to be plenty of ummph for a .357 inch bullet and 10 loads is about 3 more than I usually get before I lose the shells.
38spl is limited to 17,000psi, the factory ammo usually appears to be loaded closer to 15,000psi. Unless it's "plus pee" 38 special ammo, which about costs twice as much as normal 38spl.
I was planning to load mostly if not all 110 to 130gr bullets, with a healthy charge of unique.
The gun is light enough so 125 and heavier bullets can be kind of brutal if loaded to full power. Full power 158gr 357mag rounds make the gun jumpy, unpleasant to shoot and throws bullets kind of unpredictably. So staying away from 158s.
I expect 540, AA7 and especially h110 would just chew up a lot of powder and put on a fire ball show.
Unique and WST would be more appropriate I think and use a lot less propellant.
What do you think?
Short barrel, fast propellant, lighter bullets?
Never loaded 357 or 38 before, most of the brass I have was from dads range bags and are 38spl.
I have WST, 540 (HS-6), unique, AA7, h110.
Generally I only use non mag small primers. So that pretty much rules out h110.
My idea was to load hot 38spl rounds since I don't have and don't ever plan on getting a regular 38spl. of course I would mark my rounds, bullet weight and style, propellant and weight, primer make and model on the boxes (all the brass was in a boxes).
I read about some one on here, a non 38spl owner loading 38spl for use in a 357mag guns to an estimated 20,000 psi and getting 10 loads out of the 38 shells.
Actual no bs 20,000 psi loads appear to be plenty of ummph for a .357 inch bullet and 10 loads is about 3 more than I usually get before I lose the shells.
38spl is limited to 17,000psi, the factory ammo usually appears to be loaded closer to 15,000psi. Unless it's "plus pee" 38 special ammo, which about costs twice as much as normal 38spl.
I was planning to load mostly if not all 110 to 130gr bullets, with a healthy charge of unique.
The gun is light enough so 125 and heavier bullets can be kind of brutal if loaded to full power. Full power 158gr 357mag rounds make the gun jumpy, unpleasant to shoot and throws bullets kind of unpredictably. So staying away from 158s.
I expect 540, AA7 and especially h110 would just chew up a lot of powder and put on a fire ball show.
Unique and WST would be more appropriate I think and use a lot less propellant.
What do you think?
Short barrel, fast propellant, lighter bullets?