Had a bunch of 357 mag ammo, and no gun

[beaverislander]

Recently I traded my last 357 mag revolver and had 456 rounds of 357 & 796 rounds of 38 reloaded ammo left. Being that reloaded ammo is pretty much worthless I did what only seemed right.....I bought a Henry 357. It should arrive later this week, and I am looking forward to it.

[Cofisher]

Smart move. Send a pick when you get it.

[beaverislander]

Smart move. Send a pick when you get it.

Will do.
The reloads that I have are all 158gr LSWC. From what I'm reading here so far, it seems most members like FMJ, anything I'll need to watch out for shooting them in the Henry?

[BigAl52]

Just make sure they will cycle before you load a bunch up. Some of the Henrys are oal sensitive

[beaverislander]

Just make sure they will cycle before you load a bunch up. Some of the Henrys are oal sensitive

I am going to need luck on my side then as they are all loaded and my son has the re-loading equipment on the other side of the country.

[fortyshooter]

If they feed and bullet is of a hard cast type they should shoot well. All I shoot in now in 38/357 is cast lead bullets.

[beaverislander]

If they feed and bullet is of a hard cast type they should shoot well. All I shoot in now in 38/357 is cast lead bullets.

I'm glad to hear that, these are 1.57". What OAL do you use?

[BigAl52]

1.590 is sammi spec. Those should cycle just fine provided the swc design will run through youre particular gun. If nothing else you can shoot them one at a time.

[fortyshooter]

If they feed and bullet is of a hard cast type they should shoot well. All I shoot in now in 38/357 is cast lead bullets.

I'm glad to hear that, these are 1.57". What OAL do you use?

My 180 gr. cast Magnum load measures 1.585 and feed fine with the flat nose. Those little cherry bombs pack a punch!

[beaverislander]

1.590 is sammi spec. Those should cycle just fine provided the swc design will run through youre particular gun. If nothing else you can shoot them one at a time.

Thanks, and here's hoping.

[beaverislander]

If they feed and bullet is of a hard cast type they should shoot well. All I shoot in now in 38/357 is cast lead bullets.

I'm glad to hear that, these are 1.57". What OAL do you use?

My 180 gr. cast Magnum load measures 1.585 and feed fine with the flat nose. Those little cherry bombs pack a punch!

It has been 6-7 years ago that I loaded these. My son has all the data, equipment and supplies. The label says seated - 1.57"

Powder-A-2400 13.2 gr.
Bullets are - 158gr LSWC
CCI 500 primers
seated 1.57

These shot well in a S&W 627PC so I loaded all the brass I had before sending everything else to him.

[Rifletom]

I'm glad to hear that, these are 1.57". What OAL do you use?

My 180 gr. cast Magnum load measures 1.585 and feed fine with the flat nose. Those little cherry bombs pack a punch!

It has been 6-7 years ago that I loaded these. My son has all the data, equipment and supplies. The label says seated - 1.57"

Powder-A-2400 13.2 gr.
Bullets are - 158gr LSWC
CCI 500 primers
seated 1.57

These shot well in a S&W 627PC so I loaded all the brass I had before sending everything else to him.

You should be fine with that load. At least you have ammo on hand. Not everybody can say that. You mentioned .38 spl loads. What are the specifics on those? If 158's, they should feed.

[beaverislander]

Yeas, the 38's are 158 gr, LSWC
3.6gr HP-38
CCI-500's
1.44"

[Rifletom]

Yeas, the 38's are 158 gr, LSWC
3.6gr HP-38
CCI-500's
1.44"

Ok, you should be good. The .38's may feed a bit different, but, they ought to work.

[beaverislander]

Yeas, the 38's are 158 gr, LSWC
3.6gr HP-38
CCI-500's
1.44"

Ok, you should be good. The .38's may feed a bit different, but, they ought to work.

That's great, thanks.

[JVogler]

I have shot both 38special and 357magnum in my Big Boy Brass. Have used Falcon coated and Falcon lead in the following weights: 105 tcfp, 125 grain tcfp,135 grain round nose,158 grain swc and160 grain rn. All cycled and fired fine. Only issues on certain bullets if working lever to slow occasional jam of a cartridge.

[BrokenolMarine]

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