Thinking about trying out some 180 gn LRNFP bullets (have yet to order them) in my 20" blued 92 just for the novelty of it plus to see if the accuracy is any better than with the lighter bullets I've used.
For those of you that have loaded this bullet, what kind of experience/results did you get?
I already get a healthy thump from the 140 gn lead bullets I'm currently using so I suspect the 180's will really knock at the door.
edit : Sorry, forgot to mention this is for a .357 caliber.
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Johnz wrote:Thinking about trying out some 180 gn LRNFP bullets (have yet to order them) in my 20" blued 92 just for the novelty of it plus to see if the accuracy is any better than with the lighter bullets I've used.
For those of you that have loaded this bullet, what kind of experience/results did you get?
I already get a healthy thump from the 140 gn lead bullets I'm currently using so I suspect the 180's will really knock at the door.
edit : Sorry, forgot to mention this is for a .357 caliber.
I have no experience with this, but have read that the slow twist of 92's favor lighter bullets unless you drive the heavies faster to get the RPM's up. That having been said, I've also read that many are happy with heavy bullets results. I have some 230gr. Thunderheads that I'm going to try...
Can't speak for the 92 in 357. Mine is a 45LC but it really likes 300RNFP pushed hard.
My wife's Marlin 1894C shoots Hornady 180XTP-HP very accurately at about 1675fps. Don't know what twist rate it has versus the 92.
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Rooster59 wrote:Can't speak for the 92 in 357. Mine is a 45LC but it really likes 300RNFP pushed hard.
My wife's Marlin 1894C shoots Hornady 180XTP-HP very accurately at about 1675fps. Don't know what twist rate it has versus the 92.
I too have tried the 300 gn lead bullets in my levergun only its in a Marlin 1894. They give a healthy thump to the shoulder & the accuracy at 50 yds was about the same as lighter lead bullets I've used. I didn't take the time to chrony them yet but will in the future. From what I understand, the Marlin 1894 in 45 Colt barrels have a slow twist rate too.
I shoot my 175-grain bullet without issue in my R92 so I suspect the bullet in question's weight not to be in question. The next consideration is bullet length and feed. The heavier for cartridge they get, the longer they get. I have also shot my 190 grain bullet but it must be seated on 38 Spl brass for everything to work out to include feed from tube to chamber. Even though I'm using 38 Spl brass, I load it to 357 Mag levels.
In the end, after all the load work was done for a comparison, I chose my 175-grain bullet because of the downrange performance for hunting.
