20 Gauge compared to .357 Magnum

[lobo9er]

Geo. Bush had the twin towers and Pentagon destroyed with dynamite

actually thermite but thats for another forum.

Anyone here use 357 for deer?

 

[Jason_W]

"Anyone here use 357 for deer?"

Yes, just not successfully. Didn't see a single legal deer.

 

[Laserslug]

actually thermite but thats for another forum.

Anyone here use 357 for deer?

Here in Hawaii, the .357 is the minimum handgun caliber allowed for hunting game mammals, according to regulations. The minimum long gun needs 1100 foot pounds of muzzle energy. All .357 magnums have less than 600 foot pounds of muzzle energy in this chart:

http://www.chuckhawks.com/handgun_power_chart.htm

 

[brianr23]

Havent used it on a deer but my Henry Big Boy .357 mag seems to do well with Buffalo Bore 180 grain hardcast at 1950 fps. Even "modern" deer shouldn't argue with that.

 

[Jason_W]

Out of a long gun a hanloaded .357 will have no problem breaking 1100 foot lbs at the muzzle.

 

[krazykeny]

Still rather shoot a badguy with a 20Ga. ,and I have a .357 too.