Recent content by Stress_Test

End of civilization and technology? Pi = 3 That's going to be accurate enough for anything you're trying to calculate in that scenario :p Ask an old engineer and he will probably tell you that he and his colleagues frequently approximated Pi as 3 back in the day when they were doing...

Small gun for a small girl is probably a bad idea. Last time I was at the range a few weeks back, a lady next to me (obviously new to guns), was trying out a Ruger LCP (another woman and a guy were with her; I presume some of the guns were his). At the first shot with the LCP I heard...

To the OP, my taste is pretty much same as yours; I like the "old school" look of the fixed stock and carry handle. I found a very slightly used Colt HBAR at my local shop and bought it. Haven't shot it as much as I'd like to, but I've been happy with it (other than a bad magazine issue I...

What data are you looking at???

One thing I never did understand... People will say the .357 mag is "inadequate" or "barely adequate" for deer... But I don't think I've ever heard anyone saying that a .357 125gr at 1400+ fps is "barely adequate" for self defense against humans... Yet deer and adult human males are in...

Awesome data and chart, 1858! Thanks so much for that! I also carry the 357 Golden Saber in my LCR and I've wondered what kind of velocity it had. Now I know. A solid 100+ ft-lb gain over the .38 version... I'll take that! :D

Yes, out of the 3" SP101 I imagine the recoil would be less than an LCR.

I wouldn't even go as far as the drill brush technique. I shoot a ratio of about 10:1 .38s vs. .357s out of my LCR, and I'm not fanatical about scrubbing the chambers. I've never had the .357 rounds not drop right into the chambers.

I love my 6" stainless GP. I even don't mind the all-rubber grip; it fits me fine. I'm keeping an eye out for a 4" version. Me personally I don't think I'd look anywhere else for a full size 357 revolver. Can't understand paying nearly twice the cost for a Smith and Wesson! :neener:

Just run a brush with some kind of solvent through the chambers after a large number of 38s and you'll be good. This will prevent any sticky issues when you go to run 357s. Don't freak out by "the internet" telling you that your gun will blow up if you shoot 357s after the 38s! :)

Last local hike I went on I walked a couple of hours with a 357 LCR in my pocket and a M&P 9c on my hip. I was wearing a backpack with a couple of 1/2 liter water bottles and a small first aid kit, and a couple other things but overall not more than a few pounds I'd say. The guns really...

Are both of these 357 chambered? I've used both the 357 and 38+p version of Speer's short barrel loads. The 357 version was really nasty. I shot two cylinders worth out of my LCR and I did NOT want to shoot the second batch of 5. Something about the recoil impulse; it's very sharp and...

It seems to be common for some people to carry a heavier weight round in the winter time. TnOutdoors9 has said he switches to 147gr 9mm in the winter time vs. 124gr in summer. Frankly I can't see it making that much difference. However, somebody ought to run a gelatin test with a bunch of...

http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=847726&ocid=rr-mov-news Some guy named Harvey Weinstein apparently thinks his movie is going to torpedo both the NRA and gun company stock value. Good luck with that Harv, I'm sure they're all shaking in their boots! :rolleyes: The...

Holy cow! That .357 carbine result was impressive!! I never expected the block would jump off the table like that. I calculate that a 158gr at 1840 fps gives 1188 ft-lbf energy. I've always wondered if those JSPs would expand (I use that Federal round a lot at the range actually)...