Question about older reloads

[bootless]

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[Full Clip]

How many are there?
Regardless, I'd pull 'em.
Nothing against your dad, but you can never be too safe when it comes to reloads.

[socalocalypse]

Id shoot them and not think twice. I trust your pops more than a lawyered book.

I'm also willing to accept the consequences if I'm wrong.

If you're having this question maybe its not a bad idear to disassemble for your peace of mind?

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[XDRoX]

Some powders have changed over the years but I don't think BE has. Modern manuals just don't recamend to load as hot as they use to. I can check some old manuals tonight when I get home for you. My guess is I will be able to find that load in an old manual.

[AAShooter]

Shoot in a .357?

[XDRoX]

Are you going to be shooting these in a 357?

[Justintoxicated]

check some other sources, cause it might depend what gun was used for the Hornady data. I have gone over max load for win748 according to hornady for my AR without any signs of over pressure (bulging brass, cratered primers etc).

[XDRoX]

Shoot in a .357?

Beat me to it.

[AAShooter]

I don't know.

[AAShooter]

Beat me to it.

Great minds . . .

[XDRoX]

But are you going to be shooting them in a 357? If so, I'm sure it will handle the load.

[wyattearp]

According to my Speer Reloading manual #11 (1987), a 158gr lead swc in .38 special with Bullseye can be loaded from 3.8grs (801fps) to 4.2grs (888fps). Assuming your dad crimped these in the bullet's crimp groove (meaining COAL should be correct), you are good to go. Blast away.

[Full Clip]

Good researching, Wyatt.

[rudynix]

If it had been my Dad that reloaded them and I was to come across the some thirty years later, I would not hesitate to shoot them. But then again, my father wasn't stupid, so I would trust his loads. Hell I have ammo that I loaded in the early 80's that I wouldn't hesitate to shoot.

[MarkInFolsom]

From the Speer #9 manual - 357 mag, 158 gr swc, bullseye, min=3.7, max=4.2