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Could anyone recommend a powder for reloading .357 please
Thanks

I use 4.5 grains of Trailboss behind a 158 grain cast bullet however I might be in a minority.

Bullseye.
Unique
2400
Vitavouri fast pistol powders

I use 3.6 grains of bullseye with a 158 grain semi wad cutter.

Thanks bullseye has also been recommended to me at a club

3.2gr fast pistol powder (I use an old batch of Zero powder) and 150gr boolit for a 38 special velocity
For higher velocity 357 loads I'd use Blue dot or Viht 340 behind the same cast boolit

:) I've just finished up some Zero powder - donkeys years old but still ok. Blue dot was a regular and I'm currently using Unique.

Depends on what you want..??

Gallery rifle loads that fall out the back of the target at 25yds, or full factory magnum loads

I only load light target, so RedDot, Bullseye, Vit 310 or 320, Accurate #2... anything around that speed.

For the full factory magnums, you want something slower, Unique or 2400.

Gallery loads, Tightgroup. Full house magnum, 2400.

Sim G wrote:Gallery loads, Tightgroup. Full house magnum, 2400.

....& for cheap loads that smell like 1982 - Shotgun 80

saddler wrote:

Sim G wrote:Gallery loads, Tightgroup. Full house magnum, 2400.

....& for cheap loads that smell like 1982 - Shotgun 80

We call it s*** group