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Offline sooter

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357 maximum with Hornady Flex Tip
« on: January 26, 2009, 03:03:21 PM »
I just got in 200 of the Hornady Flex Tip bullets in .35 caliber with a weight of 200 grains. I'm going to try these in my 357 maximum rifle and was wondering if anyone else out these has shot this bullet in their MAX.
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Re: 357 maximum with Hornady Flex Tip
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2009, 04:07:50 PM »
I just got mine today and will be loading some up tomarrow.... ::)
 
I'm gonna check bearing surfaces and compair to some other 200's I have loaded in the past. Hopefully they are close.
 I'll hopefully find AA1680 is a good powder for the 200's.



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Re: 357 maximum with Hornady Flex Tip
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2009, 11:01:10 AM »
Got a loading table from Hornady today showing AA1680 giving by far the highest velocity from a 450 325FTX from an 18.5" barrel at 2100 fps.
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Re: 357 maximum with Hornady Flex Tip
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2009, 11:04:57 AM »
I ended up tring RL7 with these..

Gonna load some more with 1680 anyway as it worked SO WELL with the 180's...

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Re: 357 maximum with Hornady Flex Tip
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2009, 02:48:57 AM »
what loads were you using with RL-7?
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Re: 357 maximum with Hornady Flex Tip
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2009, 05:09:41 AM »
I believe 25.? was a max.. I started at 22gr and stopped at 24gr as 24 was severly compressed.
 I like this powder in my 375Win and that too is a compressed load.

I'll be loading some 1680 today...

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Re: 357 maximum with Hornady Flex Tip
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2009, 10:50:05 AM »
I could only get 1850 fps with maximum loading of RE7 and 180 gr out of my 357max.  I have long since left the RE7 for the 45-70 and use H110 in the maxie and increased by 200 fps.
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