Anyone have some reduced loads for a 358 Norma Mag ?

What are some things to look out for when loading down. I'm thinking of getting either a .375 H&H or a 9.3x62, and will possibly make some reduced loads to get used to the rifle, and to maybe shoot at some eastern whitetails.

Will the .375 H&H work better for reduced loads due to the belt?

No, but you'll have an easier time finding published data for reduced loads with the .375.

Crazyquik: Speer's reloading manual lists reduced loads for two different bullet weights for the .375 H&H. Additionally, if you can find some loads using H4895, you can apply Hodgdon's 60% rule for light loads. You can get more info about this at the following link:

http://www.hodgdon.com/data/youth/index.php

Steve's reloading pages lists loads for both calibers using H4895:

http://stevespages.com/page8a.htm

Good luck.

I doubt the belt will make any difference either way. Be careful not to go too low or you can stick a slug in the barrel. You may want to try using a bulky powder such as SR4759 for reduced loads as it will more fully fill the case and give better consistancy.

It's also rumored that extremely light loads in some calibers can result in detonation, and the general reccomendations is not to attempt light loads with slow powders for this reason.

Also, IMR has some data available at http://www.imrpowder.com/pdf/IMR_rifle.pdf

Hope this helps!!!!

Lyman's 47th Edition has tons of loads for a lot of calibers for cast bullets which are downloaded. This is usable with Jacketed Bullets also.

I use a lot of IMR or Hodgdon 4198, XMP 5744, and Blue Dot shotgun powder for downloads and they perform excellent.

Very consistent shot to shot accuracy, and you might be surprised on how far a downloaded bullet will penetrate in many calibers. Sometimes they will out penetrate the same bullet type shot at much higher velocity, rregardless of what some of our resident 'experts' on here tell you.