I picked up a ratty older NMBH in .357 a few weeks back and hadve been having fun playing with it some. I have never been a big .357 fan but this one is growing on me! I have several .357 molds in the 158-215 gr range. I have mostly played with a
Nice bullet from an NEI mold that cases a nice SWC-GC bullet that is right at 180gr ready to load. I have tried some loads with Unique, 2400, H-100 and Lil Gun. I’m not necessarily looking for screaming loads but I’d like to keep velocity up a good bit because I’d really like to try it at slightly longer range. I can shoot 100 yards at my local
Range and out to 300 at the further away one.

Anyways, let me know your favorite.357 loads. I’d like to try what I can to see what I can do with this one!

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Years ago I had a GP 100 and my favorite load was a max charge of H110 pushing a 125 JHP, impressive fire ball from a four inch barrel

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Like you, I don't care much for the .357....it can be too blasty! So, I haven't loaded any for a while. It's on my short list to change that as we picked up a Heritage/Rossi carbine that I am anxious to shoot. I think I settled on 168-180's chugging along at around 1000fps or near that. Probably used Unique but it could have been something else. I also had some Keith 170's and I remember them shooting well. I do know I used his bullet and load out of one of my 38/44 HD's and liked 'em. Got another reloader going at pistol leagues one night when he glanced at my box and opined, "2400! Ain't that a bit slow for a 38?" I smiled at him and told him he needed to get out more.

173 gr. Keith SWC 14.5 gr. 2400 with Small Rifle Primer

160 gr. SAECO SWC same load as above

125 gr. Speer Gold Dot 21.0 gr. WC820

#358665 160 gr. cast FP 3.0 gr. Bullseye

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Once upon a time I put on a shooting demonstration at the end of a muzzleloading match with my New Model Blackhawk using my favorite load of 14.5 grains of 2400 under a 158 XTP. I was shooting gongs at 100 yards offhand. Then moved to the 200-yard gongs and after a few shots I was hitting it several times out of a cylinder full. Then we moved to the 300-yard gong which was about 18 inches in diameter. I was lucky enough to have brown dirt to see the impacts so I could adjust accordingly and started hitting a shot or two out of the six with most of the others close enough to scare a person if I was shooting at them. All shooting was offhand.

Little did I know at the time there was a state policeman watching (off duty). He asked who I was and that he had never seen anyone shoot a revolver that good that far. I had good eyes still then. But that Blackhawk has always shot 14.5 grains of 2400 and that 158 XTP very well.