S&w ,360pd & 340sc

[scaatylobo]

Bought the 2 a few weeks back just had to wring them out after I had gun smith [ Dan Bedell ] put tritium front sights on both.

They are both .357 mag and both weigh about 11 oz.

So started the T&E with .38 match wadcutters at 9 yards [ club restrictions while range is in use by others ].

They worked well and kept them all inside a 6" circle while shooting double action [ all shooting was done so ,for CQB purposes ].

Then I went to .38 + P rounds in 125 and 158 grainer weight,no problem and recoil was moderate enough to allow about 75 rounds to be expended.

the 'control gun' [ so to speak ] was a S&W 442 that was a much heavier 14 ounces and absorbed recoil better and recovery was faster by about 20 %.

I had to try the 125 grain .357 mag round through them and even at that range,it was possible to keep them in a fair group of no more than 11".

BUT that was a MUCH slower recovery and I would only want to shoot them in a CLOSE encounter so as to be able to recover enough to get rounds on target ASAP.

I am now carrying them as a BUG,loaded with GDHP + P 125 grain.

the barrel states that you should not shoot a bullet lighter than 125 grain --- too bad,as I have a decent supply of 110 grain.Guess they will see the Ruger 101 & Security 6.

 

[wally]

Make sure any full power .357 magnum loads have a firm crimp. The recoil on these things is so fierce it can act like a kinetic bullet puller and lock up the gun if a bullet sticks out the cylinder end. Factory ammo is not immune, WW 140gr Silvertips are how I discovered the issue, ran the remainder through my crimp die to give a bit more crimp and had no more issues.

It goes without saying, thoroughly test your carry ammo, but since revolvers don't generally have "feeding" issues the temptation to skimp, especially with the current ammo situation, is strong.

 

[DAdams]

Just curious, those have the ILS, don't they?