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From: jkh@jade.BERKELEY.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Newsgroups: mod.rec.guns
Subject: Re: Reloading equipment
Message-ID: <1282@jade.BERKELEY.EDU>
Date: Tue, 16-Sep-86 20:23:17 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 16 20:23:17 1986
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In-Reply-To: your article <1221@jade.BERKELEY.EDU>


Article: 9:17

RE: Reloading .357

The equipment that you will need depends upon how much
reloading you expect to do and the amount of
time and money which you have to spend.

If you expect to shoot 50 rounds a week,
a Lee Loader would be adequate.  I used one extesively
for many years.  I still have it and it still works. 
It's very inexpensive.

If you expect to reload for several calibers, a press
and dies arrangement would be better.  I recommend the
Lyman or Pacific tungsten carbide .357 dies.
I DO NOT recommend Bonanza dies.

The most versatile powder is Hercules Unique.
If you don't have enough money for a powder
scale or measure, you can use the Lee dippers.
4.5 to 6.0 grains of Unique  and a 158 grain lead or jacketed
bullet with a Winchester small regular pistol
primer gives very nice results in a 4 inch bbl. Smith and Wesson or 
Ruger.  See the Lyman Reloading manual for more loads.

What's interesting about 4.5 grains of Unique is that 
the same charge is great for 9mm Pb with a 125 grain lead bullet
and for the .45 ACP with a 200 grain lead bullet.

Never reload maximum loads.

Jon Kaplowitz
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