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I came into a quantity of factory cast .357 bullets. There are some Speer 148 grain bevel base wadcutters, (#4605), and 500 Hornady 158 grain SWCs.
Two questions, (keep in mind both boxes of bullets are over 20 years old):
1- Are these bullets "pre lubricated", or do I need to lube them, (neither have the lube grooves I've seen on other lead bullets).
2- Can I drive them at mild velocity, (750 FPS or so), without worrying about leading?
These bullets are not made for gas checks - I'm a newbie to lead, and I assume that if the bullet was cast as a flat base, you cannot affix a gas check to them, (if I'm incorrect, please tell me so).
I have a "recipe" I pulled off the internet for home made lube - doesn't sound too difficult to tumble lube if I need to.
I'm shooting them out of two S&W snubs - a 337 and a Model 38.
I'd also like to shoot them out of my EMF M92 carbine, but that might bring more leading concerns - correct?
Lastly, can I shoot them from 357 Magnum cases out of the carbine at lower velocity, (how low do I need to keep them), without leading?
Any help/info you old salts can throw my way would be apprieciated.
Thanks in advance.
Two questions, (keep in mind both boxes of bullets are over 20 years old):
1- Are these bullets "pre lubricated", or do I need to lube them, (neither have the lube grooves I've seen on other lead bullets).
2- Can I drive them at mild velocity, (750 FPS or so), without worrying about leading?
These bullets are not made for gas checks - I'm a newbie to lead, and I assume that if the bullet was cast as a flat base, you cannot affix a gas check to them, (if I'm incorrect, please tell me so).
I have a "recipe" I pulled off the internet for home made lube - doesn't sound too difficult to tumble lube if I need to.
I'm shooting them out of two S&W snubs - a 337 and a Model 38.
I'd also like to shoot them out of my EMF M92 carbine, but that might bring more leading concerns - correct?
Lastly, can I shoot them from 357 Magnum cases out of the carbine at lower velocity, (how low do I need to keep them), without leading?
Any help/info you old salts can throw my way would be apprieciated.
Thanks in advance.