The .357 Magnum is probably the most widely-used revolver cartridge today, managing to thrive in an era where the wheelguns and associated cartridges are growing scarce. Rethroating, .357 Magnum barrels and rechambering to .357 Remington Maximum and Winchesters new .350 Legend. A max charge of 27.0 grains posted roughly 1,875 fps with the Speer 180-grain .35 Remington bullet and shot under 1 MOA in my 14-inch Contender. 357 Magnum Rifle M.V. I am going to start reloading though as JHP rounds for these calibers are expensive and I am apprehensive about using the easily found round nose bullets on a tube magazine gun. Joseph VonBenedikt is with Joel Hodgdon to talk about the improved accuracy and long-range potential of the already reliable Core-Lokt ammo line. The .35 Remington case is basically a .308 Winchester (but slightly narrower and shorter) with a .358" diameter bullet stuffed into it. Im just trying to figure out why in the hell a Marlin 357 lever gun has to retail at nearly 3 times what the same gun in 30-30 retails for. With that said, should your fancy be tickled, here are five .357 Magnum lever action rifles to look for. Remington introduced the .357 Maximum cartridge in 1983 to considerable fanfare from the shooting press. Youll see how relevant lever guns are next time the bolsheviks are in the white house. Im sure even more now. Loads published in the major reloading manuals are pitifully understated, going to only go to about 40,000 psi. Who needs a semi auto rifle. . Common sense Gun Safety . Its a nice round and rifle. In the many years since, however, Ive shot pretty much every common handgun caliber and own a dozen or so of them and, still, something about that .357 just works the best. $2.92. gee how many of us have heard that, for 1,000 times? Thompson Center manufactures the Contender in .357 Remington Maximum still. 05-25-2020 . Load data for 9 loads in caliber .357 Maximum with .355 . If you start a 140 grain XTP from a 16" .357 carbine at 2000 fps, your retained velocity at 200 will be around 1250- typical handgun muzzle velocity for today's watered-down .357 factory loads. by BAGTIC Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:14 pm, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited. Henry is close with SPX but went plastic stock.DOH! You might find a few boxes at the Tulsa world gun show. That 2000 fps 357 mag load is 1100 ft-lbs of energy at the muzzle. That never happened with Ruger. by Old Ironsights Thu Jul 19, 2012 2:54 pm, Post Walther's new Performance Duty Pistol is ready for both concealed carry and conventional service situations. Nothing slimmer or quicker to get into action. Max. The .357 Magnum round is pushed to greater ballistic performance (add about another 600 fps and another 500 ft-lbs of energy, give or take) as well as a wealth of ammunition choices. It shoots pretty good. Remington and Ruger eventually . Build a Ruger#1. Try some Blue Dot in your .357 Mag, chronograph it and see how you like it. IMPORTANT NOTE: THROAT LENGTHS IN CUSTOM BARRELS VARY. The 30A is a Marlin 336 for 70% off.). We used Small Rifle primers for all load data, and they did fine with the propellants we tested. Yes, it was an easy one to fill the bill with. Funny, but what popped into my head was Arkansas and Alaska arent benighted states. Bullets are .357 for jacketed and .358 for lead in diameter. That Blackhawk in .357 Maximum was a very short lived gun. Because of this, many hunters are realizing the potential of the cartridge for hunting medium to large game. The round barrel is just 17.4 inches, threaded for a suppressor and features a 1:16 rate of twist. You would be hard pressed to find an all around cartridge as good as the .357. But the tyrants have publicly said they hate repeating firearms. I sure like my Marlin 94c..I had my Smith do an action and trigger job on it. I made a Magneto V3 adapter on the cheap, Dirt cheap UPS has officially stopped shipping guns. Colt - Python, .357 Magnum. The first loads I worked up were with Speers 0.358-inch 180-grain FNSP intended for the .35 Remington. Federal has created a safer, easier and more reliable way to shoot a muzzleloader. Moku Manu, Hawai'i. Jun 17, 2016. lever gun that I own and have ever shot, easy on the arms and has some versatility. May be possible to make a single shot but it would be costly. I have a old JM Marlin lever rifle in .357, Its one of those rifles that has been out there and used before I got it. Its not as slick as the old 19, but it will do the job. The cartridge made its debut in 1983 in the Ruger New Model Blackhawk single-action revolver. Yes, tactical Virginia, you can put a red dot on a lever gun. I have a MGM barrel 24" ProHunter Contour 1:14 twist which allows me to shoot 180 grain bullets and above extremely well. Before there were scopes or red dots there were iron sights. Apples should be in pie. Just my opinion, your mileage may vary. by awp101 Sat Jul 21, 2012 3:25 pm, Post They seem to have gotten a lot better in the last 5 years ago or so. Bare essentials. This is well within the expansion range of the slightly larger XTP. So far I've shot 19.0, 20.0, and 21.0 of H110 using Remington 7-1/2 primers and a 180 XTP. It worked well in T/C barrels with bullets over 158 grains, and as near-max loads are usually compressed, it eliminated propellant position issues. Single shots from Thompson/Center, Wichita and Merrill appeared on the expanding .357 Maximum market. As a recap on hand loads, I would suggest that anyone wishing to hunt with the .357 rifle should . If you get one and a couple of SAA revolvers, youre almost ready for cowboy action shooting. hollow points, you can aim dead on with it at 100 yds. Both are top performers. Caint answer Ur ? Features Sig Hard casing (2) Additonal 12 Round mag European American Armory, Windicator, Medium Frame, 357 Magnum, 4" Barrel, Steel Frame, Nickel Finish, Rubber Grips, Fixed Sights, 6Rd. But that being said, your S&W 8 shot Revolver is a nice pistol. It's important to note that when using cast bullets, you will need to use gas checks since the velocities reached with .357 Remington Maximum may cause problems. Designed to use popular handgun calibers, it allowed shooters to carry a single caliber of ammo. The one that went directly back to gun store was likely 2018 or 2019 but was still new in box. Re: Reloading the 357 MAXIMUM. Carbine length But what if we wanted the right bullet for the occasional hyena, baboon, wallaby or racoon, say a 180-220 grain soft bullet propelled along at about 1200 feet per second? Head to the range this week with American Rifleman staff as they discuss a trim little repeater from Savage Arms that comes chambered for the .22 WMR cartridge. The other was H-110 powder which never achieved what I thought was accurate. The advantage I see to 357 max is you use 357 mag carbide reloading dies so it is easier to reload and no trimming. All your beautiful $2,000 semi-auto rifles will be illegal, while excellent, used $500 Marlins will disappear from the market. We manufacture Partition, AccuBond, E-Tip, Ballistic Tip, Custom Competition and much more. I dont have a horse ..so the ring comes off. But those new X models are very hard to get now. Many would consider it a good deer cartridge, but when used in a handgun, it would be rather marginal for that purpose. There is a fine line between hobby & obsession! I doubt nothing that Taffin says, but we both know that no gun maker will ever live with that kind of visible damage.But let's step back and look at what the .357 Maximum was designed to do. I make do with a 336 Marlin in .35 Rem. AS ALWAYS, START ABOUT 10% LOW AND WORK UP! The long narrow case is not well suited to propellants much faster than the 2400-class propellants. There were some factory chambered in .357 Remington Maximum over 20 guage. https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/lever-action-ballistics-30-30-vs-357-magnum/, The original (factory) Marlin review: The Henry Big Boy Classic is as close to the original lever gun as it gets without having to look for .44 rimfire. HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON 158 .357 MAXIMUM RIFLE For Sale from: Intrepid Shooting Sports | Positive feedback: 98% View | Verified Seller | 1551 Completed Sales View Sellers Items SOLD - $299.00 Shipping: $20.00 (or FREE in-store pick up!) I wish I had known Hornady was going to discontinue them, I would have stocked up on them. Choose to either optimize the MAGnum chamber or go all the way to the .357 MAXimum or .350 Legend chamber. The New Henry Big Boy X models are looking like may be the best value in a New Lever action rifle. The.357 Maximum was introduced into commercial production as a joint-venture by Remington Arms Company and Ruger in 1983 as a new chambering for the Ruger Blackhawk. Itll still all fit in a small tackle box. Was a great gun.I wish someone should resurrect it. Buy 357 Maximum Brass Pistol Cases 95pcs Mixed Brass 357 Max: GunBroker is the largest seller of Reloading Supplies Ammunition Reloading All: 974082394. . The "U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, Model of 1903," better-known as the M1903 Springfield, has become one of the most popular U.S. military small arms to collect. The most common include: There are other firearms chambered in the maximum, but their availability is limited and prices can be high. Rossi makes various models starting at about $500. But its the old Supply and demand scenario. Unfortunately it caught the Remlin disease and had to be sent to the ship for some warranty work. The chronograph results show it is identical to the 35 Remington. I told them if they were so worried about reloading they can have my brass. (Winchester 94) and .22lr (Marlin 39A x2) with various accompanying sidearms. In this policy, they created a market for a more powerful revolver. OM56, cant disagree. Then expand and retool , upgrade if you find its your thing. I'm chasing accuracy not top speed. Dies, a dipper set and some components and you are gtg. The option for a MAG chamber lets you load published .357 MAXimum loads in the MAGnum case: Henry wisely chose the old, original closed breech barrel chamber with a very short forcing cone, as opposed to the current overly long forcing cone chamber that is essentially the same as a "shot out" barrel used by nearly all other manfacturers. And if you do it right, .38 Special or .357 Mag is an incredibly cheap round to reload, with brass that lasts forever and makes a fine alternative to .22LR when plinking ammo is hard to find. Winchester just introduced the 350 Legend for all the people who are stuck using straight walled cartridges. I always liked the cowboy combo concept of carbine/sidearm same caliber and own lever actions in .44 mag. by Hobie Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:59 am, Post All in all the .357 may be the best TEOTWAWKI round going. Own Stock. Its a great shooter, almost no recoil with any .357 or .38 load and it looks good hanging on my wall. Larger game such as elk or black bear warrant a more substantial cartridge and hunting game on the open plains of the West requires more power and a flatter trajectory. Hard to beat real world experience which is mainly what this site consists of. Custom barrels made by the best of the custom TC barrel manufacturers! Supply and demand. 38 special. Please enjoy those guns with your family on my behalf, as I will not be purchasing **anything** in CA in my continuing quest to remain off the CADOJs books. And has since been dropped by everyone except TC.. The powerful Ruger 77/357 is chambered in .357 Mag. I chose not to raid the checking account for a c-note more and have been kicking myself since. Joseph Von Benedikt visits with Aaron Oelger from Hodgdon about the unprecedented demand on the shooting supply industry. You want a 357 Max rifle, best to go to MGM with Encore barrel, with Bellm's chambering. I cant go the range without people coming over to try it out. It was almost daylight and I kept hearing something move around. So without further adiou "Welcome". Returns MUST be left with the transferring dealer. by groschen1936 Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:29 pm, Post With it I have killed deer, antelope, coyotes, feral hogs and. Bottom line, if you get a Marlin lever gun that works and shoots good, and without a crossbolt safety, dont EVER sell it. Maybe Ill be in a position to reload once I retire in 25 or so years but by then Ill probably have sold everything and moved back overseas so it wont be an issue. It was stopped when Ruger or someone discovered flame cutting of the top strap above the barrel/cylinder gap. That keeps spent brass out of the eye of the user and today, allowing for easy mounting of a scope. Ive wanted one for years. But WHATEVER YOU DO, dont use FMJ for self defense. 2023 Outdoor Sportsman Group. . A couple of people got that familiar look in their eyes and started plotting their next purchase right there. The .357 Magnum is considerably more powerful than its parent round the .38 Special. Factory triggers dont come much, if any, better than the k frames. Also have a stainless Rossi in .45 Colt. NEF 357 Mag camo syn stocks with camo Nikon . Proof-fired it and it stood up. I put a Wild West trigger on the 336, and its great, but that puts the Marlin price right up there with Henry. Cartridge is a mite better now than 3 years ago, IMO. I specialize in Thompson Center barrels but also rechamber CVA, H&R, and the new Henry single shots in .357 Magnum to .357 Maximum, .350 Legend, and a number of other .35 caliber cartridges such as .35 Remington and .358/.356 Winchester. Id like to, but my current living situation and potential job changes/living situations dont allow for me to set up an area for reloading. Shout, I mean shoots, doesnt rally shout, kind of barks. NEVER EXCEED MAXIMUM LOADS: Be Alert: Publisher cannot be responsible for . Since the rules have changed again effective this fall I have came up with another case based on the 444 marlin necked to .375 at 1.8 inches long.
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