The Revered 357 magnum and general pistol bullet ballistics

[orygun]

My personal belief is that there are no magic bullets. spend the bulk of your time working on accuracy.

Right here! ^^^
I practice by shooting at a rolling freon can (about 2/3 the size of a 5 gallon propane tank) with my 3" Model 60, double action with 357 rounds. Distance 15-25 yards.

 

[Nosferatu]

I bought a Kimber K6s 3" last year that has started to become my primary CCW gun since I've put some different loads through it. So far, the Super-Vel 110gr SCHP has emerged the winning load.

 

[orygun]

I bought a Kimber K6s 3" last year that has started to become my primary CCW gun since I've put some different loads through it. So far, the Super-Vel 110gr SCHP has emerged the winning load.

Interesting. I shoot 158gr Softpoints.

 

[Nosferatu]

Interesting. I shoot 158gr Softpoints.

Tried a few 158's. I get faster follow up shots with the 110s.

 

[Spitpatch]

Shooting Times ran a .357 "shootout" back in the mid-70's between a Python, a Security Six, and a Smith (all of comparable frame size, with 6" barrels).

The Security Six prevailed: most notably in the accuracy department and against a Python.

My Ruger (purchased shortly after reading that article) dumped a Whitetail buck racing by at 50 yards with a 140g Speer Hollowpoint handload.
That gun has been to Alaska 5 times with me, and dropped a wounded Caribou like a lightning bolt. I never felt "skeered" navigating Bear-friendly willow thickets.

Along the way, I scoped an 8" Trooper MKIII and busted a nice Antelope buck at 110 yards. The cartridge is certainly a reliable killer.

 

[Cerberus Group]

Given that Elmer Keith had his hand in it, and used it for bigger game...am guessing the reason why the velocity stayed higher than needed for the two-legged game type

 

[Spitpatch]

Actually, I think the goal was a car-killer.

 

[dangerranger60]

Actually, I think the goal was a car-killer.

I think I read the goal was to shoot through car bodies of the day. or the amour of the day DR

 

[Cerberus Group]

For Elmer Keith, it was to get deep penetration on the large animals he hunted with it.

One of his 38 Special loads was a 170gr over 13.5 gr of 2400, which is a Magnum load.

Am sure he most likely toasted off a few revolvers with his experimenting.

 

[edzz]

For Elmer Keith, it was to get deep penetration on the large animals he hunted with it.

One of his 38 Special loads was a 170gr over 13.5 gr of 2400, which is a Magnum load.

Am sure he most likely toasted off a few revolvers with his experimenting.

I'm guessing Elmer wasn't using old 38 sp balloon rim case's.

 

[orygun]

I'm guessing Elmer wasn't using old 38 sp balloon rim case's.

But he probably was! That's one of the reasons the old hot loads won't work in the newer, stronger cases. Not enough room for all of that powder and the bullet.

 

[po18guy]

Sophomoric humor?!



Never heard of it.

Who got that far in school??