"Combat Handguns" LCR357 velocity figures- can these be accurate?

The velocities and bullet weights look backwards. Like the 100gr bullet should be doing around 1600 FPS not a 158gr bullet.

Pretty safe to say something is wrong with those figures, I think.

I saw that, too, and assumed it was some sort of error.

Sounds like the author is giving published velocities for the ammo instead of actual chronograph results from the gun.

I find all those figures hard to swallow, from a two-inch barrel. A 125/1490 load is more typical of a four- or six-inch. If it is reaching that speed, it surely must be a fierce kicker.

Lets see how long the LCR's forcing cone can stand up to 100grain bullets @1650 ft/s...

Remington's own ballistics table lists the same 125 grain .357 golden sabre round as moving at 1220 ft/s from a 4" barrel. Having shot these from a 4" Gp100, I can confirm that they are a "medium" loaded .357 as compared to the gold dots moving at 1450 ft/s and beyond. They feel softer, subjectively, than the 125 grain Corbon DPX round which is factory loaded to 1300 ft/s out of a 4" barrel.

If Mr. Adler can get a golden sabre moving at 1450 ft/s from a sub 2" barrel when Remington can only get them to 1220 ft/s out of a 4" barrel, then

1)The chronograph is innacurate
2)The bullet was handloaded and pushed passed factory specs
3) Some combo of 1 and 2 has taken place

660fps still doesn't sound right; not for .357. I could see .38 specials at that, not .357s.

Fail. None of those are right. Not even with typo's. Not even outa a six inch barrel.

Look for a correction in the next issue.

None of those figures are close to what the manufacturers report from longer barrels so I would not trust them as being accurate from a shorter barrel.

Are you all that concerned with velocities from a snubby anyway? That would be lower on the list of my own concerns with the LCR.

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If I want to shoot hot magnums out of a small-frame revolver, I think I will stick with the SP101 (which was bad enough), thanks. If you hate to shoot your carry gun, you won't practice with it, and IMO this will affect your shooting performance in a real gunfight.

I practice with my LCR357. The Tamer Grip makes shooting the 125G. 357 JHP painless for me and that's what I practice with. I have over 500 rounds through it now. This has become my favorite 357 snub to shoot. I like it better than my SP101.

Those magazines all need an extra editor. This is what we get for making fun of liberal arts degrees...

Seriously though, those figures, correction included, are just bizarre.