I have been watching this ever the last few days and I appreciate all the comments and suggestions.
Cougar, don't let this thread get you too riled up ... this is just a thread to think out loud. Others will have different opinions and that's the joy of the gun forum ... toss things around and look at them from a lot of angles before you make a choice. I have taken your words to heart as I have the others.
I should have pointed out at the beginning that I have a particular bullet in mind for this project if I choose to pursue it.
Lyman 358315 - I have one that is a hollow-point version
My goal is to get this shooting around 2000fps.
I have a pre-81 Browning BLR in 358 that I have been playing with over the past year and I have come to really appreciate the round itself.
I know the 1:18 twist is a bit slow, but this bullet already works very well out of that twist now in my 357 max and I am pushing it to 1800fps and getting wonderful accuracy.