I've asked some questions on this board before, and gotten some very good answers. I've loaded some (100) 357 mags, and they shot very well. For particulars: Starlite brass, 160 gr JSP, 7.0 gr Unique, Winchester small pistol magnum primers. All done on a single-stage press using Lee dies w/ Lee Factory Crimp die.
Now for the questions... I bought the ABC's of Reloading and the Richard Lee Modern Reloading (2nd edition). Both are great! However, the Modern Reloading doesn't seem to list which primers to use for different loads. I admit I haven't read every page yet, but... is it not there?
I also am getting ready to start loading 44 mag. I bought Starlilte brass and 240 gr JSP bullets. I plan to use Unique with 9.3 gr. But, since Modern Reloading doesn't list primers, I went to Alliant for that. They list Federal 150. Here is where I run into a problem. The local gunstore doesn't have Federals. They carry Winchester. That wasn't a problem with the 357, because they have the small pistol magnums. But, Federal 150 is listed as just a large pistol primer ( not magnum). The Winchester version has no difference noted for large pistol primer and large pistol magnum primer. ( both called WLP). Is that something I need to be concerned about, or am I just being anal?
Thanks for all the help I've gotten here!
Now for the questions... I bought the ABC's of Reloading and the Richard Lee Modern Reloading (2nd edition). Both are great! However, the Modern Reloading doesn't seem to list which primers to use for different loads. I admit I haven't read every page yet, but... is it not there?
I also am getting ready to start loading 44 mag. I bought Starlilte brass and 240 gr JSP bullets. I plan to use Unique with 9.3 gr. But, since Modern Reloading doesn't list primers, I went to Alliant for that. They list Federal 150. Here is where I run into a problem. The local gunstore doesn't have Federals. They carry Winchester. That wasn't a problem with the 357, because they have the small pistol magnums. But, Federal 150 is listed as just a large pistol primer ( not magnum). The Winchester version has no difference noted for large pistol primer and large pistol magnum primer. ( both called WLP). Is that something I need to be concerned about, or am I just being anal?
Thanks for all the help I've gotten here!