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Old 12-06-2011, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by hawgleg View Post
A 158 gr bullet won't punish your Mod 36 as much as a lighter faster bullet will. I run hundereds through mine each range trip. 158 gr Lswc from pop gun loads to the old FBI loads. The 36 takes them all.
Just curious, are these 158 gr reloads and, if so, would you share the receipt? I reload Hornady 158 gr swc with 3.5 gr of W 231 but haven't yet shot them in my (very old) 36 (I've been using 148 gr hbwc).
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