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'Lyman 357446 in the .38 special & .357 magnum (reply)

Slow Hand — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 02:01:27 +0000

That mold, along with a 454424 was what I started casting with. It has shot very well in a variety of revolvers and lever guns. Even in ine 9mm largo semi auto and a chopped down Remington Model 8 carbine in .35 remington!!

I know cast soft and loaded over 3.5 gr of bullseye it has shot well in a few different .38's. I've also loaded it over stout charges of Unique in .357's with good results. Not magnum loads but .38/44 territory for sure.

'Lyman 357446 (reply)

robbt, clarkstown, ny — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 00:54:05 +0000

howdy , I have a large pile of the ready to start sizing , I have read that the top two grooves are crimping grooves , one for the .38 special and the other for the .357 , can you confirm ??
many thanks, robm

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RidinLou — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 21:34:52 +0000

Hopefully very accurate, because I'm afixin to run 20 pounds of them here any day at the recommendation of folks in a group dedicated to the "Silver Projie".

My 358429 (Keith GB) mold does not shoot well out of anything I have and yet the 358156 (Thompson) mold shoots well out of all 35 calibers I have shot it out of.

Get some try different powders and levels of load and see what your projie slinger tells ya.

'Lyman 357446 in the .38 special & .357 magnum (reply)

SIXGUNNER — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 21:32:57 +0000

YES. LONG TIME STANDARD BULLET FOR .38 AND .357 MAGNUM. YOUR QUESTION CANNOT BE ANSWERED. TOO MANY VARIABLES. POWDER, CHARGE, PRIMER,BULLET ALLOY, BULLET DIAMETER, SIXGUNS, SHOOTER'S ABILITY.....I WILL SAY IT WILL OUTSHOOT ME IN MOST SIXGUNS WITH MOST LOADS.

'Lyman 357446 in the .38 special & .357 magnum

robbt, clarkstown, ny — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 20:25:17 +0000

howdy , does anyone cast and reload Lyman 357446 in the .38 special & .357 magnum ??
how accurate are these bullets ??
many thanks, robbt