Powder recommendations for 357 Mag

[DaveC]

Hi,

I used to reload a lot for handgun (back in the days… ) started reloading again, but for this time for the Marlin 1894 in 357 Mag.

I have been using GM Hard Cast 158g TC bullets from Henry Krank. The first powder I tried was Titegroup, seemed to be OK to start, then someone recommended Bullseye, wow, what a difference, tightened up the groups quite a bit.

Now I am curious to try some others, any recommendations?

Thanks

Dave

[tacfoley]

6.5gr Unique. Bin shooting that since the late 1960s under 158gr SWC and I'm too old to change now.

tac

[Turnup]

Try Lovex D032. It's very similar in performance to Bullseye, with less fouling, and as it is a ball powder it meters much more consistently. Somewhere around 2.9 - 3.3 grains for a low velocity target load, or if you want more grunt, around 4.3 - 4.5 grains is also a sweet spot in my 1894.

[cookoff013]

http://www.vectan.fr/UK/reloading-charges

check out ba10. its not ideal, but there is data.
- manufacturers data too.

[Paul101]

My marlin only likes TC bullits, the semi-wadcutters dont feed that well.
At the moment I use 3.5grns of GM3, but I do have 4 kilos of it. i score an average 94/100 on 20 mtr range.

[Bloke]

3.9gns Trail Boss for 25 metres, gives me a sweet little group with little or no recoil.

[Major Disorder]

Try Lovex D032. It's very similar in performance to Bullseye, with less fouling, and as it is a ball powder it meters much more consistently. Somewhere around 2.9 - 3.3 grains for a low velocity target load, or if you want more grunt, around 4.3 - 4.5 grains is also a sweet spot in my 1894.

+1 to Lovex D032 (AA#2) I use 4.8gr in my Taurus.

[Renegade Master]

I've also recently switched to D032. Early days yet but getting pretty good results with it.

[Daryll]

For light Gallery Rifle loads in my Marlin I used to use 3.8gn of Red-Dot which was accurate, but dirty, ( as are most Alliant powders), so I switched to the same weight of Accurate#2. Much cleaner, but couldn't get the same level of accuracy, (even after trying several different loads).

Currently working up some loads with N320, and trying to find one that works in both my Marlin and my new LBR.... we'll find out this weekend if any of them work well...

HTH

Daryll