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Old 07-24-2009, 01:32 PM
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Default .357 Magnum 125 grain bullets and Blue Dot....

Someone posted here not long ago that thier reloading manual contained a warning advising against loading .357 Magnum 125 grain jacketed bullets with Blue Dot powder. They didn't say what the warning entailed.

Any one else hear of such a warning? I have about 150 rounds of 125 grain jacketed bullets, loaded with 12.5 grains Blue Dot that I assembled in 2004 or so. I quit shooting them in my Model 66 upon hearing warnings against shooting 125 grainers in K frame revolvers, but was thinking of running them through my Marlin 1894 rifle.

My Speer reloading manual listed this load, with 13.0 grains Blue Dot being the max reccomended for 125 grain jacketed bullets. According to the manual, 12.5 grains should give 1300 FPS or so....
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