Lil'Gun+357mag=Fliers

[fourdollarbill]

Okay I went through the 357mag and Lil'Gun stage of reloading and I cannot get any target action out of it. I tried it in a 6"GP and a Lever Action but no matter what, I get fliers and no accuracy all through the ranges. I'm sure I have the correct load data for the 6" as I found no real data for the carbine. The closest I could get to the target is with a 180gr JHP and 15gr of Lil'Gun with a cci550 out of the 6"GP100.
Have you guys had any luck with Lil'Gun? I pretty much just gave up on it. I guess H110 and 2400 are the wise old owl's waiting for people to return to them.

 

[R.W.Dale]

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=502030

me too. let me know if you find an answer

 

[joneb]

Are you applying enough crimp ? With slower powders I get better results with the brass trimmed to a consistent length and I use a Heavy crimp.

 

[fourdollarbill]

Are you applying enough crimp ? With slower powders I get better results with the brass trimmed to a consistent length and I use a Heavy crimp.

Yes I went through the crimp challenge as a last straw. You say you get better results? Are you saying the results are good, better than bad, better than not good or better than not gooder?

 

[joneb]

Sorry bill my experience with slower powders in .357 mag. does not include Lil'Gun.

 

[buck460XVR]

I got good accuracy with Lil'Gun when used at or just under max. I have since quit using it alltogether after the issue of it's high burn temperature and forcing cone erosion came about.

 

[ReloaderFred]

I use Hodgdon's Lil'Gun exclusively with cast gas check bullets weighing from 175 to 185 grains and get great accuracy. I only shoot these through my Marlin 1894C carbines, though. I get 1,710 fps average velocity with the 185 grain cast gas check bullet from the carbine, and small clusters for groups at 50 yards. I haven't printed any targets at 100 yards with it, but can consistantly bounce a pop can at that distance with it.

I'm using mixed .357 Magnum brass and Winchester Small Pistol Magnum primers that are about 20 years old.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[Walkalong]

From posts I have seen since Li'l gun came out, it seems to prefer heavy bullets in .357 & .44, but I have only tried in in .44 Mag with 240 Gr bullets, where it did pretty well.