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Old 03-04-2010, 11:50 AM
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It seems all the reloading charts list jacketed loads with +p and .357. Is it ok to use non-jacketed? Are the grains the same for a given weight jacketed or non?
NO! Lead and jacketed load recipes are NOT interchangeable.
Lyman has a good manual for lead bullet loads.
Especially if you are inexperienced, it is best only to use loads from reliable manuals.
I shoot HARD CAST bullets in .357, using an old Winchester recipe. If I tried it with soft lead, it would coat the barrel with lead quickly.
HP38 recipes using 4.0 to 4.5 gr under 158gr lead in .38 can be found in several manuals, and I've used them with many different lead alloys.
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