NoirFan
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Here is something I just don't get about the .357
I went out with my S&W 19 4" barrel yesterday and shot a variety of loads through it:
Fiocchi 142 grain @1400 fps.
Magtech 158 grain @ 1200 fps
Remington Golden Saber 125 grain @ 1200 fps
Winclean 125 grain at 1400 fps
It seems like the Full-power 125-grain loads recoil much more than any of the heavier weight loads. Multiple friends shooting the same loads have confirmed this. How can this be? If we have 142 grains @ 1400 fps, and 125 grains at 1400 fps, it stands to reason that the former should recoil more that the latter, but it is actually the opposite. Am I overlooking something?
I went out with my S&W 19 4" barrel yesterday and shot a variety of loads through it:
Fiocchi 142 grain @1400 fps.
Magtech 158 grain @ 1200 fps
Remington Golden Saber 125 grain @ 1200 fps
Winclean 125 grain at 1400 fps
It seems like the Full-power 125-grain loads recoil much more than any of the heavier weight loads. Multiple friends shooting the same loads have confirmed this. How can this be? If we have 142 grains @ 1400 fps, and 125 grains at 1400 fps, it stands to reason that the former should recoil more that the latter, but it is actually the opposite. Am I overlooking something?