Peter M. Eick
Member
I was playing around with my Handloader DVD set so I decided to map out the variation in every time I could find a 158 grn (+/-) lead 357 magnum load with 2400 to see how much the load changed over the last 40 years. Here it goes with notes that these are all published data with the references provided. These may be overloads by today's data, use at your own risk and not subject to my typing errors.
CAUTION: The following post includes loading data beyond currently published maximums for this cartridge. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Neither the writer, The High Road, nor the staff of THR assume any liability for any damage or injury resulting from use of this information.
Note, these are only for 158 grn 357 magnum. Primers were not commonly given nor noted:
11.0 grns July 66
14.0 grns May 66
14.0 grns Jan 70
14.0 grns Sep 72
16.1 grns Nov 75 (158 grn JHP)
15.5 grns May 78 (158 grn JHP)
14.5 grns May 81
15.4 grns Nov 82 (158 grn JHP)
15.5 grns Sep 82 (158 grn JSP)
13.5 grns May 86
14.0 grns June 86
15.0 grns Nov 88
14.3 grns May 91 (163 grn lead)
13.0 grns Jan 92
15.0 grns Aug 95
15.0 grns Oct 95
13.5 grns Oct 95
14.8 grns Oct 00 (158 grn JSP)
15.2 grns Feb 01
12.5 grns Aug 03 (150 grn lead)
15.5 grns Feb 03 (150 grn lead)
14.5 grns Dec 04 (165 grn lead)
You know the main conclusion I drew from this is that the variation was larger then I expected and yet did not have the trend I thought it would.
Anyone wish to offer some insights on the numbers or a comparison of other sources?
By the way, it was a lot of fun to read the same history over and over and over again for the 357 magnum. It was also interesting to notice the subtle errors and the striking similarities of some of the articles. Some authors said it was introduced in 1936, yet the first one was in 1935. I now know what the word "re-hash" really means....
CAUTION: The following post includes loading data beyond currently published maximums for this cartridge. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Neither the writer, The High Road, nor the staff of THR assume any liability for any damage or injury resulting from use of this information.
Note, these are only for 158 grn 357 magnum. Primers were not commonly given nor noted:
11.0 grns July 66
14.0 grns May 66
14.0 grns Jan 70
14.0 grns Sep 72
16.1 grns Nov 75 (158 grn JHP)
15.5 grns May 78 (158 grn JHP)
14.5 grns May 81
15.4 grns Nov 82 (158 grn JHP)
15.5 grns Sep 82 (158 grn JSP)
13.5 grns May 86
14.0 grns June 86
15.0 grns Nov 88
14.3 grns May 91 (163 grn lead)
13.0 grns Jan 92
15.0 grns Aug 95
15.0 grns Oct 95
13.5 grns Oct 95
14.8 grns Oct 00 (158 grn JSP)
15.2 grns Feb 01
12.5 grns Aug 03 (150 grn lead)
15.5 grns Feb 03 (150 grn lead)
14.5 grns Dec 04 (165 grn lead)
You know the main conclusion I drew from this is that the variation was larger then I expected and yet did not have the trend I thought it would.
Anyone wish to offer some insights on the numbers or a comparison of other sources?
By the way, it was a lot of fun to read the same history over and over and over again for the 357 magnum. It was also interesting to notice the subtle errors and the striking similarities of some of the articles. Some authors said it was introduced in 1936, yet the first one was in 1935. I now know what the word "re-hash" really means....