loading .357sig

[Don the savage]

Well, I got all the parts for the 550, I got brass and 115 grain JHPs.

The only powders I could come up with are blue dot and green dot. Any ideas on recipes?

556 i have a box of 400+ 124 gr fp xtreme and 400 sierra 125s from when i was loading 357 sig. i gave up because i never could get it just right. I even have a egw loading block for 357 sig and 2 sets of dies and a 30 cal can of brass.
If you need any of this stuff im near you in ontario, send me a pm and maybe we can work something out.

[five.five-six]

556 i have a box of 400+ 124 gr fp xtreme and 400 sierra 125s from when i was loading 357 sig. i gave up because i never could get it just right. I even have a egw loading block for 357 sig and 2 sets of dies and a 30 cal can of brass.
If you need any of this stuff im near you in ontario, send me a pm and maybe we can work something out.

It's funny, I had .357sig years ago and I never got my handloads to run as good as Prvi Partizan I was buying. I consider it a challenge.

PM sent

[five.five-six]

HI, I am also just getting into loading 357sig. Once you decide, please let me know what powder you choose. I know it mostly preference and desired muzzle velocity, but I have no idea what to narrow down to. (Blue dot, Unique, Zip...)

Thank you for any advice.

[five.five-six]

115’s over Blue dot didn’t end well. Groups were poor to say the least, roughly 4-5” @ 15 yards, 1:8 FTE and recoil/muzzle blast felt / looked like I was holding an M80 on a short stick, a very short stick.


Think I perforated a few primers

[slayer61]

How much Blue Dot did it take to perforate primers with a 115 grain bullet?

[five.five-six]

9.2 grains I'll have to double check my notes.

[slayer61]

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These pieces were using more Blue Dot than that, and 124/125 grain bullets. Something you're doing isn't right, somewhere??

[bubbala]

Yeah, try loading .22 TCM.

[five.five-six]

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These pieces were using more Blue Dot than that, and 124/125 grain bullets. Something you're doing isn't right, somewhere??

[five.five-six]

Yeah, try loading .22 TCM.