Steel versus aluminum snubbies...
Everybody here is saying that the 158+Ps recoil is gonna hurt if the gun is aluminum, but will be reasonable in a steel snubbie.
I concur. My snubbie is mostly steel with a bit of aluminum (barrel shroud, grip frame, trigger guard) and I can deal with the 158+Ps quite well.
That said, I'm pleasantly surprised that the Nyclad 125+Ps pulled over 900fps from a snubbie. If that's the case, and you have a steel-frame gun but don't want to deal with the recoil in the 158+Ps (try it first) then I'd say those Nyclad 125+P hollowpoints are an intriguing alternative! That's around 235-240ft/lbs and the speed should help expansion. I'm tempted to score some, see how accurate they are in my gun.
That's another thing: some guns just shoot one load more accurately than others. There's no way to predict. When I first got my snubbie, I found that Federal 110 personal defense hydras shot more accurately than the Nyclad 125 standard pressure. I didn't realize my gun could take some +P until a bit later. THEN I found out why, months later: that damn Federal is a squib, the turkey was tested at below 800fps by a trustworthy source (www.firearmstactical.com).
So I'll be quite interested to see how the Winchester 158+P LSWC-HP compares in accuracy to the Nyclad 125+P HP - if the Nyclad holds an advantage, I'd consider switching.
If not, the 158s have the track record.
Jim
Everybody here is saying that the 158+Ps recoil is gonna hurt if the gun is aluminum, but will be reasonable in a steel snubbie.
I concur. My snubbie is mostly steel with a bit of aluminum (barrel shroud, grip frame, trigger guard) and I can deal with the 158+Ps quite well.
That said, I'm pleasantly surprised that the Nyclad 125+Ps pulled over 900fps from a snubbie. If that's the case, and you have a steel-frame gun but don't want to deal with the recoil in the 158+Ps (try it first) then I'd say those Nyclad 125+P hollowpoints are an intriguing alternative! That's around 235-240ft/lbs and the speed should help expansion. I'm tempted to score some, see how accurate they are in my gun.
That's another thing: some guns just shoot one load more accurately than others. There's no way to predict. When I first got my snubbie, I found that Federal 110 personal defense hydras shot more accurately than the Nyclad 125 standard pressure. I didn't realize my gun could take some +P until a bit later. THEN I found out why, months later: that damn Federal is a squib, the turkey was tested at below 800fps by a trustworthy source (www.firearmstactical.com).
So I'll be quite interested to see how the Winchester 158+P LSWC-HP compares in accuracy to the Nyclad 125+P HP - if the Nyclad holds an advantage, I'd consider switching.
If not, the 158s have the track record.
Jim