What's your goto 38/357 load?
07-19-2010, 11:32 AM
#1
Giant Nontypical
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: IL
Posts: 6,575
What's your goto 38/357 load?
do you have a goto 38 load? a 357 load? for personal protection...
in addition to if you have a hunting load, what load is that?
is handgun ammo usually a box of 50? varies?
in addition to if you have a hunting load, what load is that?
is handgun ammo usually a box of 50? varies?
07-19-2010, 11:50 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: VA.
Posts: 1,415
The Federal .357B is a great personal defense load.It's a 125 gr.
jacketed HP.
Hunting loads I intend to try in the near future are Hornady's 140 gr. lever revolution flex tip and Federal Barnes 140 gr. X bullet.Hornady's 158 XTP also gets good reviews.
Generally,specialty bullets come 20 or 25 per box.Most standard loads, for this caliber,come 50 per box.
Remington also has a duplicate to the .357B listed above.
jacketed HP.
Hunting loads I intend to try in the near future are Hornady's 140 gr. lever revolution flex tip and Federal Barnes 140 gr. X bullet.Hornady's 158 XTP also gets good reviews.
Generally,specialty bullets come 20 or 25 per box.Most standard loads, for this caliber,come 50 per box.
Remington also has a duplicate to the .357B listed above.
07-20-2010, 07:30 AM
#4
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,425
My Blackhawk loves the Federal Classic 125gr Hollow points, that's what is in it now hidden away at home...Unfortunately, I can't find them any more, but I do have a few boxes stuck away...
It also likes the Remington UMC 125gr soft point...Both of these loads shoot dead on at 20 yards with about a 2 inch group...
For some reason this gun doesn't like 158 gr bullets, so I stick with the 125s...
It also likes the Remington UMC 125gr soft point...Both of these loads shoot dead on at 20 yards with about a 2 inch group...
For some reason this gun doesn't like 158 gr bullets, so I stick with the 125s...
07-21-2010, 02:43 PM
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Wide open Nevada
Posts: 515
For personal defense I use Win 158 sphp +p's in both.
I have a box of hand loads for hunting as I recall their 140gn xtp's over H110. These days its a LEE 358-158 rnfp over 6.5 Unique for the. 357 the 38 gets just 5gns.
I thought about working up another load for the .357 but it shoots so well in both my Sec6 and the carbine that I see no point. It turns in 1140 in the pistol and 1520 in the carbine.
I have a box of hand loads for hunting as I recall their 140gn xtp's over H110. These days its a LEE 358-158 rnfp over 6.5 Unique for the. 357 the 38 gets just 5gns.
I thought about working up another load for the .357 but it shoots so well in both my Sec6 and the carbine that I see no point. It turns in 1140 in the pistol and 1520 in the carbine.
07-22-2010, 07:38 AM
#6
Spike
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: NJ
Posts: 49
I hunt with 158 JSP 357 factory loads (I don't handload) and have had great success. I'd like to get my hands on some of the 180 grain factory loads for hunting but have not able to find them anywhere. I'll probably have to wait until I can get to Cabela's to get the 180's, and that's almost a 3 hour ride for me, so the I'll keep using the 158's until then. As far as 38's for PP, I use different standard non +p's (often FMJ's). I'm confident that they will provide sufficient protection, but I wouldn't go with anything less. If the first shot doesn't drop em I still have 4 more.
