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Sept/Oct 2009

John Taffin

Sixgun/Levergun
Combinations
The .357 Magnum

A good all-around .357 Magnum load for both levergun and sixgun is the
Lyman/Thompson #358156 gas checked bullet over 15.0 grains of #2400.

An early writer for GUNS Magazine, Kent Bellah, wrote articles that always caught my eye, and in my youth, I paid attention to his stuff. The article I remember which influenced me most was entitled "The Two Gun Man Comes Back". With this piece Bellah hearkened back to the time when it was normal for one to carry a sixgun and levergun chambered for the same cartridge. He had a 31/2" S&W .357 Magnum which he mated up with a custom Model 92 Winchester converted to .357 Magnum by Ward Koozer. I really wanted such a combination, however it would be nearly 25 years before it became reality.

WEB BLAST EXTRA RELOADING DATA

ALL LOADS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED MAXIMUM AND DECREASED 10-PERCENT FOR STARTING LOADS
.357 Magnum Handloaded Ammo Performance Marlin Model 1894C x 18-1/2'with Simmons 4X Whitetail scope
Bullet	Brass/Powder	Charge (Gr.)	Velocity	Group Size (inch)
Lyman #358156GC	Federal/#2400	15.0	1,895	1-3/8
BRP 155SWCGC	Federal/#2400	15.0	1,886	1-1/2
Hornady 140 JHP	Winchester/#240	17.5	2,082	1-3/4
Hornady 140 XTP	Federal/WW296	19.5	1,962	1-1/4
Hornady 158 XTP	Winchester/AA#9	15.0	1,571	1-3/8
Hornady 158 XTP	Federal/VV N110	16.0	1,787	2-1/4
Hornady 158 XTP	Winchester/L'il Gun	18.0	1,557	1-1/2
Hornady 158 JHP	Winchester/WW296	17.5	1,779	2
Hornady 158 JHP	Winchester/#2400	15.5	1,815	1
Nosler 158 JHP	Remington/H110	16.0	1,794	7/8
Sierra 140 JHC	Remington/AA#9	15.0	1,762	1-3/8
Sierra 158 JHC	Frontier/#2400	14.0	1,597	2
Sierra 170 JHC	Remington/#2400	14.2	1,396	1-3/4
Speer 140 JHP	Winchester/WW296	19.5	1,906	1-1/4
Speer 140 JHP	Winchester/#2400	17.5	1,995	1
Speer 158 JFP	Winchester/#240	15.5	1,742	3/4
Speer 158 JFP	Winchester/WW296	17.5	1,740	1-3/4
Speer 158 GDHP	Remington/AA#9	15.0	1,671	1-7/8
Speer 158 GDHP	Winchester/#2400	14.0	1,591	1-3/4
Speer 158 JFP	Remington #2400	14.0	1,571	1-3/8
Speer 158 JHP	Federal/L'il Gun	18.0	1,928	1-5/8
Speer 160 JFP	Remington/L'il Gun	18.0	1,823	3/8
Speer 170 JFP	Starline/#2400	14.2	1,396	3/4

Browning B92 x 20' Factory Buckhorn sights
Bullet	Brass/Powder	Charge	Velocity	Group Size
Lyman #358156GC	Winchester/#2400	15.0	1,879	2-1/2
Hornady 140 JHP	Winchester/#2400	17.5	2,020	1-3/4
Hornady 140 JHP	Winchester/WW296	19.5	2,011	1-5/8
Hornady 158 JHP	Winchester/#2400	15.5	1,816	1-7/8
Hornady 158 JHP	Winchester/WW296	17.5	1,802	1-1/2
Speer 158 JFP	Winchester/#2400	15.5	1,745	1-3/4
Speer 158 JFP	Winchester/WW296	17.5	1,725	2-1/2
Notes: Groups the product of 3 Shots at 50 yards. Chronograph screens set at 10' from muzzle. CCI #550 primers used in listed brass.

Easy Shooting Loads: Rossi Model 92 .357 Magnum x 20'
Oregon Trail 158 RNFP	Starline/WW231	4.5	1,065	1-1/4
Oregon Trail 158 RNFP	Starline/Universal	5.0	1,048	1-1/4
Oregon Trail 180 FP	Starline/Universal	5.0	1,075	1-3/4
Notes: Groups the product of 3 of 4 Shots at 50 yards. Chronograph screens set at 10' from muzzle. CCI #500 primers used in listed brass.

357 Magnum Handloaded Ammo Performance S&W Model 27 .357 Magnum x 8-3/8'
Bullet	Brass/Powder	Charge	Velocity	Group Size
Lyman #358156GC	Federal/#2400	15.0	1,515	1-3/8
BRP 155SWCGC	Federal/#2400	15.0	1,521	1-3/8
Hornady 140 JHP	40 JHP Winchester/#2400	17.5	1,584	1-1/2
Hornady 140 XTP	Federal/WW296	19.5	1,517	1-1/8
Hornady 158 XTP	Winchester/AA#9	15.0	1,201	1-3/8
Hornady 158 XTP	Federal/VV N110	16.0	1,264	1-1/4
Hornady 158 XTP	Winchester/L'il Gun	18.0	1,361	1-3/4
Hornady 158 JHP	Winchester/WW296	17.5	1,344	3/4
Hornady 158 JHP	Winchester/#2400	15.5	1,360	1
Nosler 158 JHP	Remington/H110	16.0	1,260	3/4
Sierra 140 JHC	Remington/AA#9	14.0	1,411	2
Sierra 158 JHC	Frontier/#2400	14.0	1,260	1-3/4
Sierra 170 JHC	Remington/#2400	14.2	1,255	2
Speer 140 JHP	Winchester/WW296	19.5	1,453	1-3/8
Speer 140 JHP	Winchester/#2400	17.5	1,582	5/8
Speer 158 JFP	Winchester/#2400	15.5	1,372	1-1/2
Speer 158 JFP	Winchester/WW296	17.5	1,353	3/4
Speer 158 GDHP	Remington/AA#9	15.0 gr.	1,241	2
Speer 158 GDHP	Winchester/#2400	14.0	1,293	1-3/8
Speer 158 JFP	Remington/#2400	14.0	1,257	1-3/4
Speer 158 JHP	Federal/L'il Gun	18.0	1,377	1-5/8
Speer 160 JFP	Federal/L'il Gun	18.0	1,317	2
Speer 170 JFP	Starline/#2400	14.2	1,259	1-3/8
Notes: Groups the product of 3 Shots at 50 yards. Chronograph screens set at 10' from muzzle. CCI #550 primers used in listed brass.

Easy Shooting Loads: Ruger Blackhawk .357 Magnum x 4-5/8'
Oregon Trail 158 RNFP	Starline/WW231	4.5	765	1-1/4
Oregon Trail 158 RNFP	Starline/Universal	5.0	650	1-3/8
Oregon Trail 180 FP	Starline/Universal	5.0	795	1-1/8
Notes: Groups the product of 5 of 6 Shots at 25 yards. Chronograph screens set at 10' from muzzle. CCI #500 primers used in listed brass.

For more info: Marlin Firearms, 100 Kenna Drive, Noth Haven CT 06473; phone:203-239-5621. www.marlinfirearms.com Accurate Arms, 5891 Hwy 230 W, McEwen TN 37101; phone:931-729-4207. www.accuratepowder.com ATK, 900 Ehlen Dr., Anoka MN 53303; 763-323-2300. www.atk.com. Hodgdon Powder Co., P.O. Box 2932, Shawnee Mission KS 66202; phone: 913-362-94 55. www.hodgdon.com Hornady Manufacturing Co., P.O. Box 1848, Grande Island NE 68803; phone: 800-338-3220. www.hornady.com Sierra Bullets, 1400 W. Henry St., Sedalia MO 65301; phone: 800-223-8799; phone: 800-223-8799. www.sierrabullets.com Speer Bullets, P.O. Box 856, Lewiston ID 83501; phone: 800-627-3640. www.speer-bullets.com Lyman Products, 475 Smith St., Middletown CT 06457; phone: 860-632-2020. www.lymanproducts.com

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