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I need to revisit the .357 Magnum...
Thursday, April 03, 2025, 08:30

It's a great round and I have several. I used to shoot it a lot. The last couple of decades I have focused more on larger bores and shot mostly .38's in my .357s.

I usually neglect the .357 in hunting situations these days but it is perfectly fine for our smaller Whitetails around here. I DO NOT like the idea for using it for hogs, unless special loads are devised. A 180/200 gr. using Lil'gun did the trick however.

What are you guy's favored .357 fun loads? I probably will cast some 125-158 gr. soon to get together. Using the old standby's, I even still use Unique, maybe 4227. Is there some new powder with great traits? Really clean shooting etc? I only need maybe 1200 fps or so.

My main shooting will be from a 2.5" SP101, 4" 586+, and a 8-3/8" M27.