I've been loading .38 special for a while now, would like to start in on .357 as well now that I have a decent supply of brass. I've been using cast lead up to now, but these fancy coated boolits sure seem to be nice. In .357, anything I should watch out for when using these? (Speaking specifically of the Missouri bullet Hi-Tek coating).
As a second part to this question, when dealing with coated bullets, does one need to worry about BHN as much? Since I shoot both .38 and .357, it would be nice to pick one bullet and stick with it, rather than buy both "hard" and "soft", if possible.
As a third part to this question, due to the fact that there's SO MANY powders to choose from at the store, I'll be using Lil' Gun. I hear it runs pretty hot, any issues with this powder and coated bullets? My google-fu has failed me in this regard so far.
Any advice is much appreciated!
As a second part to this question, when dealing with coated bullets, does one need to worry about BHN as much? Since I shoot both .38 and .357, it would be nice to pick one bullet and stick with it, rather than buy both "hard" and "soft", if possible.
As a third part to this question, due to the fact that there's SO MANY powders to choose from at the store, I'll be using Lil' Gun. I hear it runs pretty hot, any issues with this powder and coated bullets? My google-fu has failed me in this regard so far.
Any advice is much appreciated!