Loaded up 50 .357 Magnum, 158gr. lead SWC pushed by 8.2 grains of Longshot. Took them to the range. Obliterated the target.
The last target was at 10 yards (30 feet). 6 in the top center, 6 to the lower left, and 2 to the lower right (50 doesn't divide by 6 well).
Yeah, it may look like there's only 4 holes on top and only 3 on the lower left, but I assure you, 6 rounds went through each one.
Sarah needs a heavy dose of thorazine right about night, don't you think?
Now the bad news. 8.2gr. of Longshot is too much to push behind 158gr. lead bullets. My barrel is (no pun intended) shot to hell. While I was cleaning, I kept getting strands and flakes of lead coming out, and still, after 35 minutes of scrubbing, the barrel still looks like shit. It's very leaded and that's not a good thing.
I'm surprised my accuracy was so good with that much fouling. I'm not sure how I'm going to get it all out. I've always taken care of my guns and I've never had leading this bad before so it's a new thing. I'll see if a full hour of Hoppes' #9 and serious scrubbing takes care of it, or I might have to get one of those electronic fouling removers.
Still, that was some damn nice shooting!