herkyguy
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I have a GP100 with a 6" barrel which I have used in the past to hunt. I shot a small buck several years ago (I am confident I hit slight back from the shoulders) but never could find him and stopped hunting with a revolver because of it.
I want very much to use this gun since many of my stands offer no more than a 20 yard shot and many deer have picked up on my swinging a shotgun around. I think a revolver may give me an advantage.
I have loaded quite a bit of .357 and .38 for the gun and just picked up a box of Hornady 158 Grain XTP bullets. I use Win296 for my .357 loads and looking at Hodgen loading data, with a load on the higher end, they noted between 1400 and 1600 fps out of a 10" barrel. I have the Hornady manual at home, but haven't looked up this particular load yet.
My barrel is only 6", so I know the velocity will be a bit lower, but does anyone have feedback on these particular bullets, their performance, or the idea of a .357 for hunting medium-sized NC deer?
I want very much to use this gun since many of my stands offer no more than a 20 yard shot and many deer have picked up on my swinging a shotgun around. I think a revolver may give me an advantage.
I have loaded quite a bit of .357 and .38 for the gun and just picked up a box of Hornady 158 Grain XTP bullets. I use Win296 for my .357 loads and looking at Hodgen loading data, with a load on the higher end, they noted between 1400 and 1600 fps out of a 10" barrel. I have the Hornady manual at home, but haven't looked up this particular load yet.
My barrel is only 6", so I know the velocity will be a bit lower, but does anyone have feedback on these particular bullets, their performance, or the idea of a .357 for hunting medium-sized NC deer?