Best SD load for .357 Snub?

[Gordon]

I don't live in an apartment so I like the Corbon 200 grain hard cast flat point. It clocks 1075 out of my 2 1/2" mod 19 and 1050 out of 2" Colt Lawman. It should go thru ANYTHING and the flat point doesnt skid on bone and cuts a clean, free bleeding wound. It is what I'd carry in bear country if I was carrying a .357. It will stop a 500 pund bear, a 1500lb bull or a 300lb sociopath IMHO.

 

[WebHobbit]

RBCD for me, but I don't know if you actually gain anything by going to the .357 in such a short barrel. Possibly due to the higher allowed standard pressures in .357 when compared to .38 Spec

Yeah you do. BIG TIME! This has been tested MANY times. The .357 is much faster in all weights and across all barrel lengths. It's actually more pronouced in the shorter barrels believe it or not.

 

[Dr.Rob]

?? a 110 clocking 1250.. that's not that different from a 115 9mm at 1170 (Silvertip from a BHP).. so whats the advantage of carrying a magnum at that point?

 

[s&w 24]

the best thing to do is take some or all of the loads listed and test them for accuracy. I used to lad my S&W 27 with 125 gr rem HP but when I tried win 145 gr Silvertips they grouped much better and muzzle flash was much lighter(less). After that I said "self I need to hit the target not scare it".

 

[denfoote]

It depends on the gun. My Taurus snub prefers the heavier bullet weights, specifically, the 158gr bullet. Soooooo, I plan to load mine with the 158gr SJHP. I want to run one more test, though. I bought a box of 150gr PMC starfire. I plan to fire it and see if it shoots to POA like the 158gr bullets do.

 

[WebHobbit]

?? a 110 clocking 1250.. that's not that different from a 115 9mm at 1170 (Silvertip from a BHP).. so whats the advantage of carrying a magnum at that point?

The Remington 110s are listed as 1295 fps from a 4 inch barrel. that's over 100 fps more than the 9mm SHP. Also I can't seem to find ANY Autos that fit my little hobbit hands right. My J-frame with boot-grips feel PERFECT and my L-frames are close to perfection (with round-butt Hogues or Boot grips). Also most autos tend to smack me in the head with brass.

 

[22luvr]

RBCD is fine for heavier revolvers... BUT... BUT....

My 340SC seriously unseated every round of RBCD 60 gr TFSP, so much so that the nose of the next round jammed up against the forcing cone after each shot. I'm still a firm believer in these pre-fragmented rounds but I'd think twice about using them in something as light as a titanium/scandium revolver. Smith and Wesson didn't put "120 gr minimum" on the side of their lightweight revolvers for nothing; I found out the hard way.