158 gr .357 magnum SD rounds?

[orygun]

I shoot 158 XTP's in my Dan Wesson, H-110/W296/AA#9 are my powders of choice for full house loads.

Blue Dot in my 686 with the XTP. H110 or 286 are my favorites, but don't have any and have a bunch of Blue Dot.

By the way, the K-frame was originally made for .38 Special and smaller cartridges. it just happened that the .357 was a good fit.

 

[humdrum]

I believe the biggest thing here is the practice aspect. Instead of shooting a lot of full-house .357 at the range, just find a handload in .38 Special that mimics, as close as possible, the POI of your SD load at reasonable distances. It will save wear and tear on the shooter and equipment as well as teaching proper trigger manipulation and weapon handling without the punishing report and additional recoil of the .357 loads.
If long-range trajectory/POI is a concern, and you have to bear-down on the sights that intensely during a SD scenario that impact shift is a huge concern between the two loads, then you might be far enough away to reconsider taking the shot in the first place.

 

[nfield4]

Boy, sounds like y'all need to switch to a GP100 and forgetaboutit.
Why carry a gun that you have to worry if it will break?

Or a Blackhawk.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Funny how my gal has packed breaking glass trigger S & W .357 magnums for well over 25 years and never needed to repair them

 

[9mmMike]

Winchester 145 Gr Silvertips are my magnum carry load in the 2.5" 66 .
Better bullets out there now but these will do the job nicely ..

 

[Blitzkrieg]