.357 for Whitetail

[Rock_Steady]

That's about the size of it - yeah, its the ramp that holds the sight base down. This guy even works at a Gander Mountain, and they say that they aren't responsible, that I signed a wiaver when dropping the rifle off that something might go wrong. Last time I use them for ANYTHING.

 

[mustanger98]

If you were in my area, I'd recommend a smith to fix your sights. This guy I go to... he takes extra time and care with everything he's done for me. Anybody can slap a set of sights on, but he told me he'd rather take an hour and do it right than take 20mins and do it all wrong. And to me, he's the kind of guy who figures if it ain't broke don't fix it.

 

[gbran]

I hunt all manner of game with a Ruger 454 SRH and have had nuthing but good luck with H110 & XTP's. I gotta believe this will work for the 357's too.

 

[Brian Williams]

180gr in either a hardcast or Hornady XTPs. The XTPs can be either JHP or JSP.

I like to use Lil'Gun with mine.

 

[IDriveB5]

Nematocyst-

Its a 6" tube. With 14.9 grains, itll push them out to about 1380fps. Shoots pretty flat out to 50yds.

 

[kmrcstintn]

mustang...

thanks for the input...neither of us is setup for reloading; I used to like Federal Castcore 180's til they lightened the powder charge, slowed down the round, and nullified its 625 ft-lbs of energy at the muzzle...it got puny; the 1894 is accurate as all get go with 158's which I can get anywhere and he has a few boxes stashed of Remington CoreLokt 165gr jhp's;

I am impressed with the loads that Buffalo Bore make and I have my favorite shop lookin' for some of their 158's, but when he checked 2 weeks ago, they were backordering them...seems demand outran production; he's suppossed to check this week again

 

[B.D. Turner]

The biggest issue of caliber selection for whitetail hunting has everything to do with where you hunt. I have taken deer with many calibers and all of my shots were within 100 yards or less. A big caliber rifle cannot make up for a poor placed shot. I see no problem using a .357 Marlin out to 125 yards. Someone above quoted a bullet at 2000fps. Check the speed of a factory 30/30 and get back with us.

 

[kmrcstintn]

this is cut & paste from Buffalo Bore's website...their Heavy Magnum load in 158gr is very close to Remington's Managed Recoil .30-30 load...just slighty shy of their regular 150 gr .30-30 load; primary problem is ordering 'custom' ammo like Buffalo Bore vs getting regular store sold .30-30...prices are higher...on the other hand, I already own the .357 magnum lever rifle and do not own a .30-30...guess it evens out in the end

Heavy .357 Magnum Printed Order Form




Heavy .357 Magnum

Item No. 19A20 180 gr. LFN-GC (1400 fps ME 783 ft. lbs.) Per Box of 20
$21.99
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Item No. 19B20 170 gr. JHC (1400 fps ME 740 ft. lbs.) Per Box of 20
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Item No. 19C20 158 gr. JHC (1475 fps ME 763 ft. lbs.) Per Box of 20
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Item No. 19D20 125 gr. JHC (1700 fps ME 802 ft lbs.) Per Box of 20
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About Buffalo Bore 357 Mag. ammo

Our 357 mag. ammo adds more power than ever before to the 357 mag. This ammo is safe to shoot in ANY all steel 357 revolver—this includes J frames. This ammo is no harder on your gun than any other normal 357 ammo. Please don’t phone us and ask if this ammo is safe in your gun. It is, providing your gun is in safe condition for use with any normal 357 ammo.

We don’t recommend this ammo to be fired in super light alloy revolvers as bullets may jump crimp under recoil, but the ammo itself wont hurt these super light weight revolvers. These revolvers are simply so light that the recoil is severe enough to cause crimp jump.

The below velocities are offered so that you can see what guns/barrel lengths give what velocities with this new 357 mag. ammo. You’ll notice that new S&W revolvers with short barrels are often shooting faster than older S&W revolvers with longer barrels. The new S&W revolvers are very good and are made with equipment that makes them more consistent and faster than the S&W revolvers of yesteryear.

Make special note of the Marlin 1894, 18.5 inch barrel velocities. Item 19C/20, supercedes 30-30 energies!!!

1. 3 inch S&W J frame

a. Item 19A/20-180gr. Hard cast LFN = 1302 fps
b. Item 19B/20-170gr. JHC (jacketed hollow cavity) = 1299 fps
c. Item 19C/20-158gr. Speer Uni Core = 1398 fps
d. Item 19D/20-125gr. Speer Uni Core = 1476 fps

2. 4 inch S&W L frame Mt. Gun

a. Item 19A/20-180gr. Hard cast LFN = 1375 fps
b. Item 19B/20-170gr JHC = 1411 fps
c. Item 19C/20-158gr. Speer Uni Core = 1485 fps
d. Item 19D/20-125gr. Speer Uni Core = 1603 fps

3. 5 inch S&W model 27

a. Item 19A/20-180gr. Hard Cast =1398 fps
b. Item 19B/20-170gr. JHC = 1380 fps
c. Item 19C/20-158gr. Speer Uni Core = 1457 fps
d. Item 19D/20-125gr. Speer Uni Core = 1543 fps

4. 6 inch Ruger GP 100

a. Item 19D/20-125gr. Speer Uni Core = 1707 fps

5. 18.5 inch Marlin 1894

a. Item 19A/20-180gr. Hard Cast = 1851 fps
b. Item 19B/20-170gr. JHC = 1860 fps
c. Item 19C/20-158gr. Speer Uni Core = 2153 fps---- Can you believe this?!!!
d. Item 19D/20-125gr. Speer Uni Core = 2298 fps---- Or this?!!!