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December 18, 2011
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in reloading the 357 max/mag, is it better to seat bullet (horn. xtp) to the lowest crimping groove?
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February 9, 2009
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I always have if the bullet being used has two grooves.
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February 22, 2009
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Constructed with the 158 gr. XTP, the Maximum's OAL is 1.910"
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February 22, 2009
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Same OAL to 1.975", so whichever groove is closest to that. Sorry, I don't have any 180 gr XTP data in my notebook; 1.975" OAL comes from Alliant. FWIW, I've 'generally' had better accuracy seating a bullet long. Regards, Ron
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February 26, 2012
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fiddler said
in reloading the 357 max/mag, is it better to seat bullet (horn. xtp) to the lowest crimping groove?
At the risk of being thought a smart ***, does anyone have access to and use loading manuals? If you look at Hornady's manual no. 9 page 792 and page 796 you'll see the COL listed for both the 357 Mag. (p. 792) and the 357 Max. (p 796). For the Mag they show COL as 1.590 and for the Max they show 1.890. So as has been said which ever crimping groove fits those lengths. Hornady doesn't show their loading data on line but the books are relatively cheap. Having several on hand will, generally, cover most of the bullets we are likely to use and are quicker to reference than getting answers on this or any other forum.
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February 22, 2009
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I don't mind helping out but in support of pecos bill- you should only trust the manufacturer's data. Work from there if you feel you are experienced enough...
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April 25, 2008
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fiddler said
in reloading the 357 max/mag, is it better to seat bullet (horn. xtp) to the lowest crimping groove?
I always have in my guns, having worked up the loads using both crimp grooves. I've found the lower crimped rounds were a bit more accurate in mine.
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