Missouri Bullet Company Brinell 18 .358 Diameter Bullets 158 grain Coated Semi Wadcutter Box of 500

Very pleased with the quality of these coated hard-cast bullets. Have loaded to the max recommended for H110 for .357 Mag with no problems. Bonus—made in Missouri!

I bought these Missouri Bullet Company Item #MBHT358158MGL .358 diameter coated hard cast (Brinell 18) 158 grain lead SWC bullets to load for my .357 Magnums since they were "For Magnum Velocities". They are very good quality bullets and the only reason I gave them four stars instead of five is the length of the bullet. I really like semi-wadcutter bullets but sometimes the sharp shoulder can cause a problem. When looking for load data, I noticed several different manuals listed Over All Cartridge Length for 158 grain lead semi-wadcutter bullets from 1.575" to 1.610". I trimmed my cases to the minimum length and when loaded on my Rock Chucker press with RCBS dies the bullets seated to the crimp groove were right at and sometimes just a little over 1.610" OAL. They chambered just fine in a couple of my revolvers but were just a bit too long in one. When you are first loading these bullets, I suggest trimming the cases to the minimum "trim to" length, then before priming and loading powder, load some "dummy" cartridges by seating the bullets to the crimp groove without crimping (easier to pull the bullets without a crimp) then load all chambers in your cylinder and check to see they fully seat into the chambers. If so, carefully close the cylinder. If there is any resistance, DO NOT close the cylinder any farther...it may be hard or impossible to open. If it closes OK, rotate the cylinder a full turn to see if there are any problems. If the sharp shoulder on these bullets are seated against the rim in the chamber, it could cause too high pressure and damage or destroy your revolver when fired. One remedy for this would be to trim your cases a little shorter, however this also causes another possible problem of too much pressure since the shorter case means less volume in the case for your powder which could lead to higher pressure also. So, rather than loading a large number and finding a problem, check a few "dummy" loads first. Proceed with caution.