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Originally Posted by agent00
That is a very interesting thread for somebody like me who is interested in the small arms and ammunition history.
BTW what was the standard load for the 357 mag before the advent of the lighter bullets? Some 158 grain wadcutter or lead round nose bullets?
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Prior to jacketed bullets in factory loads the most common .357 factory ammo featured 158SWC bullets. Those soft lead swaged bullets had a reputation for heavy leading in .357 revolvers. All sorts of products were offered to help make cleaning easier (notably the Lewis Lead Remover tools, with woven brass patches intended to cut the lead out of chambers, forcing cones, and bores).