Hi Allan,
I am not familiar with the brand of ammo you mentioned. I have only used handloaded ammo personally. I know that new factory ammo is scarce for this round but there are a few manufacturers out there. I have also seen older Remington factory ammo show up on Gunbroker.com occasionally.
If I understand you correctly, you are asking the difference between .358 and .357 bullets in the Max. The nominal groove diameter for the .357 Maximum is .357. Bullet manufacturers make both .357 and .358 diameter bullets that will work in this caliber. I asked the question about pressure concerns with shooting .358 bullets in .357 barrels to Western Powder’s ballistician, Johan Loubser, and he told me the difference in pressure if any would be negligible.
Regards,
Steve
New to 357 Max, can you elaborate more on the 35 “358″, only place i can get 357 max is from Midwayusa.com 200 grain by Grizzley. Do you know anything about this brand. Thanks
Hey Randy,
Thanks for the kind words. It sounds like you guys have some nice setups and have tested them out well. I’m sure you will not be disappointed with your results in the field. I would look forward to hearing any feedback from your hunts that you are willing to share (no detail to small). Just an FYI, recently I have sent some of the heavier AA1680 loads with all three Hornady bullets you mentioned, out for laboratory pressure testing. I expect to have results late September or early October. I will created a page on this site to share that information with everyone. For each of the (3) bullets you mentioned I submitted 28.0, 29.0, and 30.0 gr. of 1680. With the 180 SSP’s I also submitted two different o.a.l. to show how pressure changes with seating depth.
Good luck deer hunting this fall and good shooting,
Steve
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Hi Allan,
I am not familiar with the brand of ammo you mentioned. I have only used handloaded ammo personally. I know that new factory ammo is scarce for this round but there are a few manufacturers out there. I have also seen older Remington factory ammo show up on Gunbroker.com occasionally.
If I understand you correctly, you are asking the difference between .358 and .357 bullets in the Max. The nominal groove diameter for the .357 Maximum is .357. Bullet manufacturers make both .357 and .358 diameter bullets that will work in this caliber. I asked the question about pressure concerns with shooting .358 bullets in .357 barrels to Western Powder’s ballistician, Johan Loubser, and he told me the difference in pressure if any would be negligible.
Regards,
Steve
New to 357 Max, can you elaborate more on the 35 “358″, only place i can get 357 max is from Midwayusa.com 200 grain by Grizzley. Do you know anything about this brand. Thanks
Hey Randy,
Thanks for the kind words. It sounds like you guys have some nice setups and have tested them out well. I’m sure you will not be disappointed with your results in the field. I would look forward to hearing any feedback from your hunts that you are willing to share (no detail to small). Just an FYI, recently I have sent some of the heavier AA1680 loads with all three Hornady bullets you mentioned, out for laboratory pressure testing. I expect to have results late September or early October. I will created a page on this site to share that information with everyone. For each of the (3) bullets you mentioned I submitted 28.0, 29.0, and 30.0 gr. of 1680. With the 180 SSP’s I also submitted two different o.a.l. to show how pressure changes with seating depth.
Good luck deer hunting this fall and good shooting,
Steve
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