So I have a Blackhawk (4 5/8 bbl) in .357 and don't particularly like the cartridge. I mostly woods bum with it in the east and am looking for a load recommendation that would be a light .357 or heavy .38. I'm thinking a heavier (175g-ish) Keith style bullet at 800-900 fps would be about right. Mostly coyote sized and smaller within 50 yards.
Also, can I use my .38spcl recipe in .357 brass for a plinking round or does the longer case require more powder to keep the pressures and velocity up?
Thanks,
I use special recipe loads all the time in magnum brass. It is a simple matter to seat the bullet to the same COAL as listed in the special data. Thus duplicating internal volume of "special" brass. 41 mag and 327.
The ogive may well end up inside the case, but that hurts nothing.
Example: I load 32 S&W data into 327 Hornady Mag brass, with the bullet seated to 32 Smith COAL.
I prefer this technique as I do not dirty my chambers with "special" brass.
Suggestion credited to our dearly departed Dr. Ken Howell.
Next project: 40 short and weak load data in the 10mm auto.
