Short barreled 357 mag revolver's and heavy 158gr bullets NG?

[Nathan]

I thought I had read that short barreled j frames were supposed to use bullets under 130 gr. . .but now I cannot find it.

Is there any reason not to shoot 158gr loads from a J frame.

I also thought I read that K frames should not have a steady diet of magnum 125gr and lighter loads as it might be worse related to the forcing cone/frame crack issue?

I cannot find this either. Am I nuts? . . .or is there some rule of thumb which should come into play here.

Frankly, my 1200fps 158 PHP's will probably be fine through either, but it would nice to be educated.

BTW, the guns are a 70's M19-3 and a mid 90's M640(performance center mag-na-ported).

 

[jimbob86]

In loading for short barrels (sp101 3" vs. 6" Colt) I found I lost less velocity with heavier bullets (158gr) than with lighter ones (125's and 110's) in the shorter barrel......but started with less to lose.

I settled on 158's for all my .357's.

 

[kcub]

I have fired 200 grain Double Tap from my 2" sp101 no problem. In my opinion, there is no reason to have any other .357 snubbie.

 

[badge851]

Fixed sight 357 Magnum revolvers from Rossi®, Ruger® S&W®, Taurus®, etc; are all regulated to shoot POA with 158gr ammunition. 158gr ammo IMHO, is more accurate than the lighter loads; and, has far less recoil. It's what I carry in all my 357 Magnum snubbies.

 

[Newton24b]

the issues you are thinking about with bullet weight to revolvers is this,


certain titanium finishes/airweight guns get ****ed up FAST and ruined on the cylinder face if you use cartridges below a certain weight. read the user manual that comes with your firearm for warnings on that.

also a lot of companies do not recommend using light weight bullets in some of their guns because of bullets coming out of cases and locking the cylinder up. again read the manual.

you most likely wont be able to get the full performance of those 180+bullets in a snub, but penetration should be beautifuuullll.