stinkeypete
New member
SOMEONE go to the range with their Chrony!
The issue here is you want to push a bullet with diameter .357 or .355 out of a short little barrel as fast as you can.
Just go to the range with 2 guns, because the physical differences in chronographs is going to matter because the differences will be in millimetric gnat hairs.
But boo hoo, I need more power from my gun with too short a barrel because really all I do is carry it around all day like a little boat anchor.
Moar Powah?
1. Get a longer barrel
2. .44 special
3. Shotgun
I’ve explored .357 reasonably extensively with a
10” fixed breech Contender .357 Maximum
20” marlin .357 carbine
5 1/2” Ruger Blackhawk with .357 and 9mm cylinders. The bullets are so close to each other you can shoot em both from the same gun.
If you want more velocity, get a longer barrel. It’s that simple.
If you are stuck with a short barrel, faster powders are better.
After having a lot of fun learning about all those guns I learned
A. The fireball from a .357 Max is spectacular at dusk when it’s snowing and generally is wicked painful.
B. Sell them all and go big bore
At this point I have determined that if not hunting deer and bored with my .22 I would rather try something interesting like 32-20, .327 Fed Mag (because load it to .32 long levels or whatever you like) or .380 auto because maybe handloads can make that little thing light and accurate and who doesn’t like messing with springs, or evem .38 special in a 3” kit gun because it’ll blow a pop can or attacking pine cone with authority. 9mm is just boring to me. It’s “buy it, shoot it because that’s what they want you to buy theses days. Boring.”
You guys should fight about “if Bruce Lee and Gandalf were in a fight, who would win” or “what is the hottest chilli pepper.”
Cuz 9mm or .38 are the same in an inch and a half long barrel.
The issue here is you want to push a bullet with diameter .357 or .355 out of a short little barrel as fast as you can.
Just go to the range with 2 guns, because the physical differences in chronographs is going to matter because the differences will be in millimetric gnat hairs.
But boo hoo, I need more power from my gun with too short a barrel because really all I do is carry it around all day like a little boat anchor.
Moar Powah?
1. Get a longer barrel
2. .44 special
3. Shotgun
I’ve explored .357 reasonably extensively with a
10” fixed breech Contender .357 Maximum
20” marlin .357 carbine
5 1/2” Ruger Blackhawk with .357 and 9mm cylinders. The bullets are so close to each other you can shoot em both from the same gun.
If you want more velocity, get a longer barrel. It’s that simple.
If you are stuck with a short barrel, faster powders are better.
After having a lot of fun learning about all those guns I learned
A. The fireball from a .357 Max is spectacular at dusk when it’s snowing and generally is wicked painful.
B. Sell them all and go big bore
At this point I have determined that if not hunting deer and bored with my .22 I would rather try something interesting like 32-20, .327 Fed Mag (because load it to .32 long levels or whatever you like) or .380 auto because maybe handloads can make that little thing light and accurate and who doesn’t like messing with springs, or evem .38 special in a 3” kit gun because it’ll blow a pop can or attacking pine cone with authority. 9mm is just boring to me. It’s “buy it, shoot it because that’s what they want you to buy theses days. Boring.”
You guys should fight about “if Bruce Lee and Gandalf were in a fight, who would win” or “what is the hottest chilli pepper.”
Cuz 9mm or .38 are the same in an inch and a half long barrel.