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Originally Posted by Bruce Lee M
Thanks Arch! I see that Sierra makes a 180 grain bullet as well.
Did you find the 180 grain bullets to give good accuracy?
I stopped testing in my Marlin when I found the 160 grain Speer half jacket gave me the best groups. Try to find that bullet now.
I have always wanted to do a retest with a 180 grain as Microgroove barrels seem to prefer long bullets.
BLM
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The 180gr bullets were just as accurate as any others. I did however find the 170gr Sierra JHC bullets to be the most accurate in my handgun and levergun. Those and the Sierra 150gr JHC bullets are my favorites in the .357 Magnum.
The numbers from 170gr Sierra JHC bullets in my levergun.
17.0gr Lil'Gun - CCI-550 primer - AV=1793 fps (that's amazing velocity!)
15.5gr H110 - CCI-550 primer - AV=1699 fps
The numbers from 150gr Sierra JHC bullets in my levergun.
15.5gr 2400 - Win WSP primer - AV=1810 fps
17.0gr H110 - CCI-550 primer - AV=1826 fps
All those loads delivered groups just over 2" @100 yards which isn't all that bad from a levergun especially with my old eyes...