.357 Bullets

[dennisn]

Looking for .357 Jacket bullets for reloads. Ran 1000 rounds Montana gold, 142 gr. Nice and consistant and good crimp line. What else should I look at?

Thanks in advance

Christmas tomorrow M 360 M & P

 

[Skip Sackett]

99.999999% of all the bullets I shoot are my own cast ones. For the other .000001% I buy them from a local "pusher". Hornady 158gr XTP or it's 44 caliber brother in 240gr.

Both are used in Marlin 1894 rifles.

I guess we need to know what you are going to try to do with them before we can be of much help. If you want range fodder, maybe plated is the way to go. A high velocity hunting bullet would be a different suggestion, like the ones I mentioned above.

Personally, in most handgun calibers, 38 to 45 Colt, a good cast lead bullet, of the proper size and alloy, cannot be beat.

 

[tmbrcruizr]

For practice with my 340 I shoot HSN 125 jhp from Midway. They are very inexpensive, have a good crimp line, and I don't shoot lead in the 340.

 

[pop-gunner]

Zero
They make a 158gr SJHP that works well.
Just under $100 per 1k.

 

[Fishslayer]

I like the 158gr SJHP from Nosler. More expensive than cast or plated but I don't shoot hundreds of Big Dogs per session either.

I've been having good luck with X-treme plated 158gr SWC. Fairly cheap.

 

[dennisn]

.357 bullets

I shoot About 100-150/ wk. Looking for plinking ammo. Lead or plated?

 

[blujax01]

I shoot About 100-150/ wk. Looking for plinking ammo. Lead or plated?

Just a caution from Berry's Bullets Web Site:

Plated bullets occupy a position between cast bullets and jacketed bullets. They are soft lead, but have a hard outer shell on them. When loading plated bullets we have found best results using low- to mid-range jacketed data in the load manual. You must use data for a bullet that has the same weight and profile as the one you are loading. Do not exceed mid-range loads. Do not use magnum loads.

 

[Kinker1]

357 Bullets

I don't see XTREME bullets mentioned often. I have used quite a few in the past for "plinking" and have never had a problem with them, but try to keep speeds no higher than 1000fps. Don't really use them for 357 loads - mainly for 38 special loads for my 357.
Understand the instructions made by Berry's (XTREME says the same thing) but I treat the plated bullets slightly ahead of hard lead but shy of a jacketed bullet.

 

[Dragon88]

I mostly use Oregon Trail laser cast 158gr SWC for 357 loads. Keeping them around 1125 fps I get great accuracy and no leading to speak of. Plated bullets would be nice, but most if not all I have seen lack a proper crimp groove for revolver cartridges. For full house 357 loads using H110/W296, I stick to XTPs. Superb accuracy for a reasonable (to me) price.

 

[Somerled]

I use Remington 125 grain SJHPs with Alliant 2400 a lot. The Remington 140 and 158-grain SJHPs are also good choices when paired with the same powder. The 158-grain Hornady XTP has a stouter jacket, penetrates deeper and holds up better on heavier game. When I've used it, it's usually been in Ruger single-action revolvers with Winchester 296/H110 and CCI-550 primers.

I've not had much luck getting Berrys or Rainer plated bullets to shoot well in .38 or .357 loads. I can find the Remington bullets for nearly the same price.

I've been very happy with the cast lead bullets I've ordered from Missouri Bullet Company. I've pushed the Brinell-18-rated bullets up to 1,200 fps without the need to break out the Lewis Lead Remover.