Short barrel .357s

just some fyi

Took my chronograph to the range yesterday for the first time.
Aguila 124 FMJ out of Glock 17 averaged 1140fps
Hi Power averaged 20 fps slower
Taurus 709 Slim averaged 940 fps

Winchester 40S&W 165 FMJ white box averaged 1070 fps from a Springfield EMP - 3 inch barrel

I handloaded some 125 gr Hornady XTP over 7 grains of Unique to have practice ammo to emulate my Hornady Critical Defense 357 ammo. It averaged 1040 out of my LCR 357. Seems to snap about the same as critical defense, but my load is more accurate. I was told that the flash was about 6 inches long in direct sunlight. I have shot but not chronographed Remington UMC 125 357. Lots of blast and it stings sharply. Same for Fiocchi Extrema 158 gr 357. Not as painful as the Remington 125. Spectators said the flash was a foot or more long in direct sunlight.

I shoot the LCR better than the Springfield, so i guess I am finally learning how to shoot double action.
 
This is absolutely nothing more than good old common sense...
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Whose 'Common sense' is the standard ? My 'Common sense' says that more velocity, even 50 fps, gives more kinetic energy and more momentum. It also tells me that more of these two considerations is better under all circumstances.
 
It also tells me that more of these two considerations is better under all circumstances.
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I'm happy for you...
Personally, I'd trade off a couple hundered supposed fps gain - which may or may not be there anyhow, for a quicker follow up shot.
However - you seem to be ok with thinking an extra 50 fps is better so fine.
Feel free to believe what you want.
 
I have a Taurus 617 7-shot steel .357 snubbie ... it's a tad heavy to carry, but after a trip to a 'smith for a trigger job and opening the cylinder-barrel gap, it's hidden in my living room, loaded with .38 +p Hornady Critical Defense ... Excellent gun, accurate, easy to shoot ...
 
From a short barrel, loadings with heavy bullets are actually the most efficient. This is because it takes more pressure to push a heavier bullet out of the case than a light one and thus a greater percentage of the powder is burned inside the case rather than in the barrel. This also means that, with a short barrel, a smaller percentage of the powder burns after the bullet has already left the barrel and thus velocity "loss"...............

why bring that up?? is powder burning efficieny at all meaningfull if you are trying to kill an violent intruder??? if the 125 g moves a bit snappier through drywall why even mention efficiency of so-called powder burn....if that is a 'myth' to begin with.
 
has anyone fired both the lcr 357 and a sp101 with the same 357 ammo and can anyone speak to their determinations of how each handled the recoil of that ammo???

i know the lcr357 runs about 6 or 7 ounces lighter than sp101 but does the design and plastic and thick rubber handle make up for the weight difference with similar recoil????
 
I like my Rossi

I hit the target 90% of the time (I usually only hit it 66% of the time with basically every other gun I've tried unless it's the S&W No. 29 or has a laser sight) You can put thousands of rounds into it, and it will last a lifetime, with proper care. Stainless Steel, so it's just heavy enough that your wrist won't lay in wait to get you for shooting a .357 Magnum. It performs or outperforms the S&W's I've used (except the No. 29).

That's my 2 cents worth to introduce myself to the forum.
 
when the BG is on top of you and that 21/4 barrel .357 in full bore ammo is fired directly into his gut region youll see what kind of difference that blast makes:D
 
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