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I currently use 158gn jacketed heads for my .357 magnum , but I'm thinking about trying cast lead heads. Is there anything I need to be aware of, like increased fouling?

Cheers

Ben

No you just need to give your barrel a good clean. I have never fed any thing but cast boolits through my 357 underlever.
I use 158grain semi wad cutters. You will have to check the load data for cast boolits it may be different than for full metal jackets.

Ben Denise wrote:I currently use 158gn jacketed heads for my .357 magnum , but I'm thinking about trying cast lead heads. Is there anything I need to be aware of, like increased fouling?

Cheers

Ben

Using the correct name for bullets....would be a start

HEADS are the pointy bits on the front of arrows

There should be less fouling with cast as you don't have to struggle getting that damned copper plating out of the barrel. Leading only occurs with either poor boolit fit, no lube, too hard an alloy or combinations thereof.

A couple of swabs with Ed's Red soaked patches and your done, just dry patch before firing next time.

If you have scrubbed your bore clean of copper then it may take a few dozen rounds or so to get the barrel "seasoned".

saddler wrote:

Ben Denise wrote:I currently use 158gn jacketed heads for my .357 magnum , but I'm thinking about trying cast lead heads. Is there anything I need to be aware of, like increased fouling?

Cheers

Ben

Using the correct name for bullets....would be a start

HEADS are the pointy bits on the front of arrows

I think heads is an acceptable term, I have seen it used on several reloading websites, including Peter Lawmans. Thanks for your input though. sign92

Thanks for all the other replies too. :cheers:

Ben Denise wrote:

saddler wrote:

Ben Denise wrote:I currently use 158gn jacketed heads for my .357 magnum , but I'm thinking about trying cast lead heads. Is there anything I need to be aware of, like increased fouling?

Cheers

Ben

Using the correct name for bullets....would be a start

HEADS are the pointy bits on the front of arrows

I think heads is an acceptable term, I have seen it used on several reloading websites, including Peter Lawmans. Thanks for your input though. sign92

Thanks for all the other replies too. :cheers:

Ya think so?
Think again...

saddler wrote: Thanks for your input though.

:lol: Saddler often gets that reply razz

Don't take it personally Ben, everyone gets the same treatment on this issue - they are quite right though, in that in reloading there is already a 'head' (at the base of the case), and calling bullets a 'head' can cause confusion....

What distances are you shooting? - Most folk only use jacketed bullets for lever action rifles when they are shooting 100+ yrds...this is because if you push lead bullets at higher velocities (1400+ fps) they can lead the barrel up by not rotating properly...the down side is that you have to clean your barrel of copper regularly like any other FB rifle...

...but if you're only shooting 50 yards or less, then you can still get excellent accuracy from cast bullets...and if you use ones that your rifle likes (i.e. a good fit), then you can get away with not cleaning the barrel for a thousand shots or more...

Thanks for the advice. I think some people need to calm down and not get do upset about a word.

I'm mostly shooting at 25 & 50 yards. Mostly.

Ben Denise wrote:I'm mostly shooting at 25 & 50 yards. Mostly.

Then lead is defiantly the way to go tongueout

Cool. Cheers. :cheers: