It’s too bad that Trail Boss has gone the way of the DoDo bird. I still use it with my 45 Colt revolver bunny fart loads, just wish I could get more of it for a variety of firearms.
Winchester used to advise against reduced loads of 296. Apparently there were hangfires, pressure spikes and what have you. No experience here, just what I read. The WInchester load brochures said "load as written, do not reduce." And there was just one load - a max load. Perplexingly, Hodgdon hasn't said that about H110 which, at least nowadays, is the same stuff as 296 but with a different label. As yours shows, some data gives different charges for 296 and H110. They may have been different in the old days, or perhaps just different lots yielded different results. These days, though, they're the same powder. Having said all that, I submit there are better powders for a .357 180 gr than 296, especially if you want to remain subsonic. Back in my earlier years, the more blast, flash and recoil, the better! Foolish kid . . . And max loads of 296 answered to all of that.
We don't really have a section for handgun caliber stuff so here it is. Marlin 1894 in .357
I've wanted one since the Dark series came out, and quickly went away. The .357 models are fresh out of the factory and available now. I had to have it.
Put about 20 rounds through it. Pretty easy to hit an ipsc target at 200 yards. Just wanted to share my new toy!
Very nice toy. I love anything pistol caliber.
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Check the twist on that 44. I forget what mine is, but it was the same as 44-40 from way back. They will shoot well but will be dependent on projectile length. I heard twist rate had been fixed on new ones.Woohoo! I actually managed to sneak this JM Marlin 44 Magnum out of Gunbroker at a good price! Thanks for fanning the flames Aaron!View attachment 1589127
I did some research on the old Marlin guns and found out the one I bought has a 38 twist barrel. That’s OK and I can live with that. It was more of a collector purchase, as I have wanted the Stainless JM stamped 44 for a long time. I’m not getting any younger and I thought it was now or never. I have seen them go for $1300 and higher on the auction sites. I bid on a few and always stopped at $1200. I got lucky on this one when the other bidders went away and I got it for $1000. I’m already saving for a new Ruger Marlin that has a 20 twist barrel. The blued versions sell for under $1000.Check the twist on that 44. I forget what mine is, but it was the same as 44-40 from way back. They will shoot well but will be dependent on projectile length. I heard twist rate had been fixed on new ones.
I found my 357 Marlin carbine to respond well with 170 grain class bullets, jacketed and cast. Never could get good accuracy with lite bullets with high speed so just left well enough alone.
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5 shoulder shots of the above ammo through 2 layers of a old stock tub at 30 steps.