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I found these with a bunch of scrap lead. Was going to melt them but they look shootable. Anyone know what brand they might be? Size and weight are obvious. I can't seem to find them online. No big deal, just curious. Any ID help appreciated.
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They look like Speer to me.
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They look like the old Speer 146 gr. Half jacket. I used a bunch of those in a model 28 I had. Good accurate bullet in .38 or .357 brass.
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They appear to be the Speer 146 gr half jacket. As best I recall Speer cautioned against light loads as their is a possibility of leaving the jacket in the barrel. Had it happen on a 3" M36 Smith about 1969. Lead was gone but half of jacket was sticking out of the end of the barrel. They shot very well. Pavementends
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Those are Speer 146 swc hp's with a 3/4 jacket. They are one of the most accurate .357 bullets I've used in my .357's. unfortunately they have been discontinued but I've got a few hundred left. Don't use them for reduced loads.
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Thanks for all the responses! Will look into shooting them. No sense melting them just to make bullets again.
Rob
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No challenge at all.
Next time, find something a little tougher.😛
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Guys on here don't miss much!!🤡
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They sure don't! Love this place. Dug out my #10 Speer manual. Plenty on hand to put these to use.
Thanks!
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