is .357 the new 9mm?

[bernie]

Not too long ago I started calling .357 "9mm magnum rimmed" to my friends. I carry a .357 and they carry 9mms. When they asked me why, I told them it is basically a 9mm (.357 vs. .355) moving faster, that is rimmed. I know that it is oversimplified but we have had fun with it anyway.

 

[mdi]

Will this never end?

 

[lightman]

Is 38 and .357 is the new 9mm??? possably So

Crazy how this old cartridge is making such a huge comeback to the mainstream shooters…

I think hipster shooters need to find a new cool caliber to show off. I vote .327 Fed Mag.

I'm not seeing a large "come back" in revolvers or revolver cartridges at any of the places that I shoot at. I'll occasionally find a few 38's, 357's, 44's or 45's but not many. Thankfully I probably have a lifetime supply of brass. But I still enjoy running a few boxes of ammo through one of my Pythons or "N" frame S&W's. And the bonus besides having to chase brass is that these cartridges work well with cast bullets.

I also enjoy running a few boxes of ammo through my blue steel wood grip autos from time to time. Gold Cups and Browning Hi-Powers rock!

 

[mcb]

I respectfully disagree. 40+ years with everything from .22Short to .44Magnum hunting deer, gators, pigs, snakes, possum, coyotes, racoons, and about anything else you can eat or need to keep from eating you says the .357Magnum is skilled hands is far better for hunting - especially if eating is your intent - than a .44Magnum or larger. Maybe it's not IDPA, IPSC, USPS, etc. billion-round-a-year steel-plate plinking load better but it's far better if want a decent meal and know how to hit what you want to hit.

You went off on a tangent again. I said nothing about meat lost and made no mention of competitive shooting. I said that the larger calibers higher energy cartridges (like 44 Mag compared to 357 mag for example) are more forgiving to minor errors in shot placement and bad shot angles. Nothing more nothing less.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Will this never end?

Hope not! because.357 is a cool bullet! and it’s heavy too

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

You went off on a tangent again. I said nothing about meat lost and made no mention of competitive shooting. I said that the larger calibers higher energy cartridges (like 44 Mag compared to 357 mag for example) are more forgiving to minor errors in shot placement and bad shot angles. Nothing more nothing less.

"...and know how to hit what you want to hit."

And that's the end of the story. Don't need forgiving if you don't get sloppy or stupid.

 

[mcb]

"...and know how to hit what you want to hit."

And that's the end of the story. Don't need forgiving if you don't get sloppy or stupid.

I agree we should all be good shots to be ethical hunters but that does not invalidate my point. Not everyone is as experienced a hunters as you and I and a less experience hunter selecting "more" gun to give them a better chance on their hunt is a reasonable thing.

 

[Bfh_auto]

That crowd would still miss or wound and loose deer independent of firearms used. You can buy yourself some margin for error by stepping up to larger bores and greater energy cartridges but that only buys you so much. No amount of "big-gun" can will make up for poor shooting.

I agree completely. But I was saying they add to the misinformation.

 

[Hondo 60]

Always been a revolver kinda guy.

My first semi was a surplus Zastava (Yugo) 7.62x25 in 2011
In 2015 I bought a brand spankin' new 9mm Zastava, looks almost identical to their Tokarev.
Got a 3rd Zastava just yesterday in 7.65 Browning (32 acp), again it's surplus.
I have about $700 invested in all 3 combined.
Very utilitarian guns - lotsa tool marks inside, but accurate & made of steel, not plastic.