WILL THIS WORK??

[akashooter]

.357 mag starline brass, with remington 158 gr. 38's, with blue dot powder?

iam using a smith-wesson 686 w/ a 6inch barrel

thanks

 

[JackOfAllTradesMasterAtNone]

You'll have to be a little more specific about the bullet used, seating depth or OAL, and the amount of powder charge intended before anyone will say yeh or neh on this.

In any case, we're all going to point you to a reloading manual or two. For the most part, any .358 jacketed bullet can be loaded for the .357magnum using any one of the available reloading manuals parameters. For any of the 158gn bullets you can generally start with the minimum loads and work your way up to the velocities anticipated. But you must do this one step at a time.

It is always best to contact the bullet manufacture for load data.

-Steve

 

[Bullet]

Are you trying to load 38 Specials in 357 Mag cases or just 357 Mags? 357 Magnum and 38 Special both use jacketed bullets that measure .357 and lead bullets that measure .358. I like Starline brass.

Here is a link to Blue Dot –

http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/RecipeList.aspx?gauge=&gtypeid=1&title=Pistols and Revolvers

If you don't have one get a loading manual.
If you are just starting to reload I’d say load 38 Specials and shoot them in your 686 until you get more experienced.

 

[Sunray]

Blue dot is listed for .357 jacketed loads, but not cast bullet .357 loads. It is listed for .38 Special cast 158 grain loads though. Loading .357 brass with .38 Special loads is just fine. Saves you cleaning out the lube ring left in the cylinder caused by using .38 Spec. cases with cast bullets in a .357 cylinder too.
Like Bullet says, if you don't have a manual, you need one.

 

[ball3006]

What does your....

reloading manual say?........chris3

 

[nothinbutguns]

Read your loading data

If you are a novice at loading, one of the first things you should be buying is a reloading manual. All load data books give you starting loads. A place to begin and suggested accuracy loads.