Cast Lead - Elmer Keith Style - 140 Gr. Boolets Question

Boolit Mold Join DateJan 2013Posts3

I've been looking all around this site for some info. on Herco powder data for use with Elmer Keith style .38 Special and .357 magnum cast lead boolets - approx. 140 Gr. - but can't find it. Maybe some of you old-timers will take pity on me and point me in the right direction. I purchased some surplus .38 brass and discovered that the neck diameter of all of the Remington-Peters brass (after resizing) was a little loose when I attempted to insert a copper clad projectile. So, I decided that they probably held a lead projectile originally. I could work with it by giving the case another full sizing and the copper boolet a full crimp; but, I decided instead to load lead in the R-P brass. Got about 100 140 Gr. cast, sized and lubed lead projectiles, from a friend (they measure about 0.359" average diameter) so I plan to load them in the R-P's and also some .357 magnum brass. But, I can't find any good load data for Herco powder and cast lead projectiles for .38 Special or Win 231 for the .357 magnum with a lead load. I don't want it too hot and maybe leave some lead behind in the barrel of my son's Ruger GP-100. I'm stuck! Can anybody help me? Thanks a lot!!!

6-8 grs of the herco in the 357.
7 is getting there, I use 7.5 in my leverguns and revolvers it does well.

I use 4 grs of 231 in my 38 special for a nice light target load.
you can go down about 1/2 gr and up 1 for more or less.
4 grs is about 750 fps and is pleasant to shoot with 125-160 gr boolits.

it's all an educated guess,,,, till the trigger is pulled.

the more i find out about shootin boolits, the more it contradicts everything i ever learned about shooting jaxketed.

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