Social medicine to feed my Rossi 92 in 357?
I was wondering what I ought to stock up on for my Rossi. Will the 125 gr loads be driven too fast and blow up?
Social medicine to feed my Rossi 92 in 357?
by Slow Hand 
, Indiana, Sunday, January 22, 2012, 18:58 (4689 days ago) @ stonewalrus
I've always been happy wIth loads in the 160 gr range. Mine gets probably 98% cast either my Lyman 358477, 165 gr swc or the hotter loads with a cast 195 gr swc-gc. I have shot some 158 jhp's with good success, too.
I would tend towards 158 grains
by bj , Sunday, January 22, 2012, 19:35 (4689 days ago) @ stonewalrus
Of course you could always buy some of your favorite 125's and try them out in water jugs.
(retitled) I have some experience with .357 Mag in the 1894C
by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Sunday, January 22, 2012, 20:58 (4689 days ago) @ stonewalrus
edited by Hobie, Monday, January 23, 2012, 19:22
I have found, and this has been supported by others, that the 158 gr. Speer GD and the 158 gr. Hornday XTP-FP (not HP), the Hornady 180 gr. XTP and Remington 180 gr SJHP seem to be the best jacketed bullets for the .357 Magnum rifle. In my gun 125s went about 2200 fps. That's a bit fast for the bullets' design parameters but would be great for woodchucks. The cast bullets 150 gr. and up do a good job all around depending on design and alloy. Bryan over on Leverguns posted a photo of a deer killed with his rifle and 180 gr. cast and that bullet did a lot of damage.
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Sincerely,
Hobie
Careful on the pressure....
The '92 action ain't the strongest action out there. I'd be real careful how much pressure you generate. Even though I've whacked alot of deer, etc with 180 gr CB's from a 14" TC in 357Her I wouldn't put that kind of pressure in a '92. I also like the 200 to 230 gr CB's in a TC carbine 21" 357Max. Although not as handy as a '92, the '94 or Marlin in 35Rem or 356Win packs a wallop and can handle quite a bit more pressure.
Careful on the pressure....
by bob , Monday, January 23, 2012, 09:52 (4688 days ago) @ Bud
used a cast 180gr pb over a healthy dose of 2400 to drop a 700lb feral boar; that's my favorite load in my Rossi, tho it shoots most factory ammo well. my handloads with xtp's didn't group very well, your gun will be different i presume.
bob
the 92 is pretty strong, especially in .357
by bj , Monday, January 23, 2012, 16:27 (4688 days ago) @ Bud
Actually I thought I had read that the 92 action was stronger than the 94 action. There was some controversy when people started chambering 92's in .454Casull, but they seem to work to some extent. The .357 case is only about 2/3 the case head area of the larger .45 cases, so it can operate at a lot higher pressure and still not put as much rearward thrust into the bolt and locking lugs.
That's not to say that you can load a 92 with impunity, and you have to make sure it is in good shape and fitting properly, but I don't think a .357 is much of a challenge for it.
the 92 is pretty strong, especially in .357
by Slow Hand , Indiana, Monday, January 23, 2012, 17:34 (4688 days ago) @ bj
I've heard the same thong about the '92's strength.
No problems in my 1894C as none of the loads I use exceed
by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Monday, January 23, 2012, 19:23 (4688 days ago) @ Bud
SAAMI standards. I'm not redlining the cartridge.
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Sincerely,
Hobie