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Hey everyone,
What are some of loading .357 Magnum rounds with regarding bullet type? I was using Berry TMJ (same as "plated" IIRC) and they seem to turn into grenades when they're loaded to Magnum spec. I get fragments of the jacket flying backwards out of the forcing cone like little razors! I've been hit by these nasty little buggers on more than one occasion and they draw blood every time.
For a while, I thought that perhaps the crimp was too severe, and the back half of the jacket was shearing off the bullet given the Magnum pressures, but with almost NO crimp at all, I still get shrapnel on most rounds. I have since retired the Berry's 158grn TMJ bullets to light .38 Special loads, and now need some new projectiles for .357 Magnum.
FWIW, I've been using 2400 anywhere between 14.0 to 14.6 grns of powder.
Thanks!
What are some of loading .357 Magnum rounds with regarding bullet type? I was using Berry TMJ (same as "plated" IIRC) and they seem to turn into grenades when they're loaded to Magnum spec. I get fragments of the jacket flying backwards out of the forcing cone like little razors! I've been hit by these nasty little buggers on more than one occasion and they draw blood every time.
For a while, I thought that perhaps the crimp was too severe, and the back half of the jacket was shearing off the bullet given the Magnum pressures, but with almost NO crimp at all, I still get shrapnel on most rounds. I have since retired the Berry's 158grn TMJ bullets to light .38 Special loads, and now need some new projectiles for .357 Magnum.
FWIW, I've been using 2400 anywhere between 14.0 to 14.6 grns of powder.
Thanks!