Loading Hornady 140 gr .357 Flex Tip
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Not the flex tip, but I had a good 140 gr. XTP load worked up at one time that my blackhawk and Marlin loved. I can look back through my notes on that if you like. Pretty sure it was an H110 load.
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That would be great. I use a lot of H110/W296 for my loads.
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Found it. Didn't take long.
H110. Looks like I started with 16.9 and worked my way up to 18.4 gr. (check current charts on that as this was several years ago....)
Looks like the sweet spot for group size and consistent velocity was 17.9 gr. That was in a 20" barreled 1894 and a 4 5/8" bbl Blackhawk. Avg velocity was 1319 in the revolver and 1826fps in the lever gun. My notes say one ragged hole at 25 for the revolver and 1.5" at 50 for the lever.
H110. Looks like I started with 16.9 and worked my way up to 18.4 gr. (check current charts on that as this was several years ago....)
Looks like the sweet spot for group size and consistent velocity was 17.9 gr. That was in a 20" barreled 1894 and a 4 5/8" bbl Blackhawk. Avg velocity was 1319 in the revolver and 1826fps in the lever gun. My notes say one ragged hole at 25 for the revolver and 1.5" at 50 for the lever.
The FTX is a fantastic bullet for whitetail.
I also load it in my 30/30 and 35 rem.
I also load it in my 30/30 and 35 rem.
Problem with the 140 flex tip is that the case has to be trimmed shorter than normal for 357mag, so that the bullet can be seated short enough to fit the max OAL for 357mag.
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True, sometimes
Those loading in Single shots (Handi rifles, TC etc) don't worry about max COAL with the gummy tip .358's.
For lever or wheelguns, it's an issue.
My bolt action 357 will feed the 140 gum tips in 357mag brass. It will not feed the 200+ gr flextips, so I just use 38 spl brass and pay attention to not compress the powder (too much.)
Yes, and I think some revolvers have cylinders long enough to accommodate them. What bugs me is if I get some once-fired 357 Hornady brass, then I have to really pay attention to the length. Their factory gummy-tips rounds use the shorter brass.
I know that would work, but I would hesitate to do it. If the flex tip will keep someone from accidentally chambering in a 38spl, then ok, otherwise it could be dangerous.