most powerful 357

[wcwhitey]

Ditto on the 5 grains of Unique of the 158 Grain SWC (hardcast). Been my standard load for years.

 

[AJD]

The Wolf Gold ammo is made by Prvi Partizan. Some of Prvi Partizan ammo is HOT HOT HOT.

http://www.prvipartizan.com/index.php

If you convert from Meters to Feet using an online tool..

7.62 mm Tokarev 85 Grain FMJ 1722 FPS
357 SIG FPJ 1541 FPS
357 Magnum SJHP 158 Grain 1607 FPS(Same as Wolf Gold)

And to top it all off...

.44 Magnum
180 Grain JHP 1804 FPS
240 Grain JHP 1541 FPS
300 Grain SJFP 1279 FPS

 

[tasco 74]

about the most powerful .357 mag loads i ever cared to shoot were 158 gr jsps over 16 grs. of 2400...... i don't know how fast they were going but i do know they were MOVING........................

 

[MudCamper]

Ammunition For The Self-Defense Firearm:

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

An interesting read overall, but you can skip down to the .357 section.

 

[_N4Z_]

Quote:
Wolf Gold Ammo .357 Magnum

158 grain bullet traveling at 1607 FPS according to the website.



Fired out of what?? A rifle?

PRVI lists the test barrel @ 254mm which converts to 10 inches. I would assume this is a vented barrel to simulate revolver conditions, but it does not say.

I shot some of these yesterday (Monarch label) and they were fairly impressive. I was using a Ruger GP100 with a 6 inch barrel.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

WOW, a 7 Month old thread is back. Ummm.... why?

 

[_N4Z_]

a 7 Month old thread is back. Ummm.... why?

Is there a statute of limitation on relavent information?

7 months ago I had not seen .357mag Monarch ammunition. Couple days ago I knew little if anything about it. This thread popped up when running a search on the subject. This being a forum I thought I would share my findings.

Do you have any useful input?

Would you like to see my hall pass?

 

[sgt127]

I rather like the plain old 158 GR Lead semiwadcutter. Federal, Winchester, everybody used to load it, it was the original .357 magnum load. Currently, I'm using the Remington, its the only one I have found recently. May upset, may expand, but, will certainly penetrate enough to get the job done...on most anything. Not sure its the best load in crowded apartment complexes though.

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

wow I just did a search for a post I replied to and found thiis, I can't believe people are still replying, well thanks for your imput but I decided on double tap 7 months ago

 

[mcole]

georgia arms makes some 158 grain, full pressure, .357's that are not very wussy. mcole

 

[AtticusThraxx]

I used to get caught up worrying about this kind of ammo and that in a handgun. Discussing it once with one of the old grizzlies at the range and being wiser than I,he offered the following advice; learn to shoot well. Shoot in the morning and at night. In the cold and the wind, left-handed and right-handed. Shoot standing, crouching and prone. Shoot from cover, move from position to position. Want to see how good a handgunner you are? Stay up all night and before you go to the range run two miles as quick as you can. Practice, practice, practice. When the pistol becomes of part of you, when you can shoot and hit on instinct....then worry about what kind of ammo you use. My very humble two cents.

 

[mcole]

atticus is correct; when you get to where you really don't use the guns sights and shoot by looking a the point where you want the impact; well, then, you will know that you can shoot. at that point in time, the caliber, bullet grain, powder charge, etc, becomes irrelevant. mcole

 

[shooter429]

One round can do it all

Get the 180 Grain running at 1400 fps. It can do it all.
http://www.buffalobore.com/ammunition/default.htm#357

 

[ArchAngelCD]

_N4Z_,
Do you feel better now? I truly hope so...
I did have useful input but it was posted 7 months ago in post #7!! LOL

Revolver Ocelot,
DoubleTap is a good choice, as goos as Buffalo Bore but at half the price.
I've been carrying Winchester Silvertip in my 4" Magnum and Speer Gold dot Short Barrel ammo in my Snub Nose.

 

[ramptester]

Does anyone have any real-world info on the 180 and 200gr hard cast Double Tap loads? I know the velocity, etc, but I was wondering if these things mushroom at all, and if so, what does it take to do it? The subject of a great woods load always comes up, but you would also want to choose based upon the 2 legged goblins that may angrily cross your path!

 

[_N4Z_]

_N4Z_,
Do you feel better now? I truly hope so... I did have useful input but it was posted 7 months ago in post #7!!

Ummmm? No? Your post #7 doesn't mention Monarch/Wolf Gold/PRVI .357mag, which is what I was talking/inquiring about. I think its fairly new which is why I brought it up.

Carry on.