rantingredneck
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I am having trouble locating data for a specific bullet and weight (140 gr. Hornady XTP) in .357 mag for Hodgdon Lil' Gun powder. Hodgdon's site lists a Lil' Gun load for a 158 gr. XTP and I've found data for a 110 gr. JHP. So theoretically it seems as if the powder is appropriate for both light and heavy bullets at least. One would assume that using it with medium weight bullets would be kosher. But in handloading we should never assume............
Thus my questions:
Can anyone point me to data for the 140 gr XTP for Lil' Gun?
If no, would I be safe in using the data for 158 gr. XTP's as a starting point?
Why am I stuck on 140 XTP's and Lil' Gun?
I just got a load of 140 gr. XTP's at a good price and I have a stash of Lil' Gun powder already as I use it for the .45 Colts. I could go buy H110, but I don't use it for anything else at the moment and I like to keep the supply chain streamlined.
I have Titegroup on hand and have data from Hodgdon for the 140XTP but it's a little on the light side and I don't think I'll get the best out of the round from my 1894C and Blackhawk with that powder. This will be a whitetail round............
Thanks in advance for any assistance........
Thus my questions:
Can anyone point me to data for the 140 gr XTP for Lil' Gun?
If no, would I be safe in using the data for 158 gr. XTP's as a starting point?
Why am I stuck on 140 XTP's and Lil' Gun?
I just got a load of 140 gr. XTP's at a good price and I have a stash of Lil' Gun powder already as I use it for the .45 Colts. I could go buy H110, but I don't use it for anything else at the moment and I like to keep the supply chain streamlined.
I have Titegroup on hand and have data from Hodgdon for the 140XTP but it's a little on the light side and I don't think I'll get the best out of the round from my 1894C and Blackhawk with that powder. This will be a whitetail round............
Thanks in advance for any assistance........
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