G’day Gents,
Been a while since I’ve posted but I’m in new territory now.
Just received a new Rossi Puma 357 Magnum with the 16” bbl.
Pistol powders are near impossible to get down here at the moment (have a guess where they are all going
) so in desperation I busted into the vault of Dad’s old stuff.
Found three OLD cans of Hercules; Green Dot, Red Dot and Bullseye. I was hoping to use this stuff with 158 and 122 grain coated cast bullets. They are coated in something that I think is called Hi Tek coat or similar.
What say ye all?
The Green Dot is the only can that’s opened so I want to use it up first. Going to start with the 158 grainers.
Will this work ok for the purpose? Any hints or tips? What’s a reasonable velocity to aim for? Mainly for knocking over the odd goat or a small deer out to 75 metres or so, and a pig if I see one. First time for me loading any pistol cartridges even though it’s for a R92 carbine.
Thank you for reading.
Bob
Been a while since I’ve posted but I’m in new territory now.
Just received a new Rossi Puma 357 Magnum with the 16” bbl.
Pistol powders are near impossible to get down here at the moment (have a guess where they are all going
) so in desperation I busted into the vault of Dad’s old stuff.Found three OLD cans of Hercules; Green Dot, Red Dot and Bullseye. I was hoping to use this stuff with 158 and 122 grain coated cast bullets. They are coated in something that I think is called Hi Tek coat or similar.
What say ye all?
The Green Dot is the only can that’s opened so I want to use it up first. Going to start with the 158 grainers.
Will this work ok for the purpose? Any hints or tips? What’s a reasonable velocity to aim for? Mainly for knocking over the odd goat or a small deer out to 75 metres or so, and a pig if I see one. First time for me loading any pistol cartridges even though it’s for a R92 carbine.
Thank you for reading.
Bob
