best sd ammo for 4in revolver in 357mag
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Post 20, short barrel .357magnums....
I agree with Deaf/#20 post.
The proven, respected factory 125gr JHP .357magnum is great but be aware that if you practice with a snub revolver it won't be fun.
In the early 1990s, I owned a NIB Ruger .357magnum DA only SP101 snub.
125gr JHP rounds stung like if you stuck your fist in a hornet's nest after a couple of cylinders.
A GP100, L frame or N frame Smith & Wesson, Colt Python, etc can help with recoil but it will still have blast, flash, etc.
To be fair, in a real lethal force event, emotions, adrenenline and endorphins will be so pumped, you may not really feel .357magnum level recoil.
I agree with Deaf/#20 post.
The proven, respected factory 125gr JHP .357magnum is great but be aware that if you practice with a snub revolver it won't be fun.
In the early 1990s, I owned a NIB Ruger .357magnum DA only SP101 snub.
125gr JHP rounds stung like if you stuck your fist in a hornet's nest after a couple of cylinders.
A GP100, L frame or N frame Smith & Wesson, Colt Python, etc can help with recoil but it will still have blast, flash, etc.
To be fair, in a real lethal force event, emotions, adrenenline and endorphins will be so pumped, you may not really feel .357magnum level recoil.
Remington's 125 grain Golden Saber load is fairly mild, more like a hot 9mm than the fire-breathing 125s that both it and its competitors load.
The Speer 135 grain Gold Dot is interesting, decent for longer barrels even though it's billed as a short barrel load. Fairly mild to shoot, although it was pretty much unobtanium even before the ammo shortage.
The 180 grain .357 loads get a lot of play from the penetration crowd, but it doesn't thrill me in a handgun. I wouldn't count on a 125 grain .357 in a carbine and I wouldn't like a 180 grain .357 in a handgun.
Lots of good .357 loads, the limitation is how well you shoot them (and how much you can afford to shoot to be proficient).
The Speer 135 grain Gold Dot is interesting, decent for longer barrels even though it's billed as a short barrel load. Fairly mild to shoot, although it was pretty much unobtanium even before the ammo shortage.
The 180 grain .357 loads get a lot of play from the penetration crowd, but it doesn't thrill me in a handgun. I wouldn't count on a 125 grain .357 in a carbine and I wouldn't like a 180 grain .357 in a handgun.
Lots of good .357 loads, the limitation is how well you shoot them (and how much you can afford to shoot to be proficient).