Reeder Custom Guns - I like the lighter bullets fora lot of things..

Jim Taylor
I like the lighter bullets fora lot of things..
Saturday, February 21, 2026, 17:08

the 125 gr. Speer Gold Dot and HotCor bullets work well in the .357 rifle. I push the Gold Dot to 2300 fps from the Rossi Model 92. The same load does 1340 fps from the 1 1/2" S&W Model 340 and over 1600 out of the 7 1/2" single action.
20.0 gr. H-110

With cast bullets I like 14.5 gr. 2400 and a small rifle primer for the Keith 170 gr. SWC.

I use that load for the 160 gr. SAECO SWC also.

But I shoot more 3.0 gr. Bullseye loads than anything else... using .38 Special brass. :-)

Favorite 357M loads? - Dave H., 2026-02-21, 15:56
- 357 loads - carl hackney, 2026-02-21, 16:12
  - I like the lighter bullets fora lot of things.. - Jim Taylor, 2026-02-21, 17:08
    - Marlin 357 - Brian T, 2026-02-22, 12:13
      - I would use the heavier bullets for hogs and deer. - Jim Taylor, 2026-02-22, 12:40
        Something interesting… at HHC Doug shot a Nilgai - WB, 2026-02-22, 15:00
        I’m going to find some data for heavy - Dave H., 2026-02-22, 14:21
        From Paco .. I have never tried these. - Jim Taylor, 2026-02-22, 14:33
    - It sounds a little goofy but for years I’ve used - WB, 2026-02-21, 19:41