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September 14th, 2009, 07:00 AM
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.357 Snubby...Whats your carry round?
Mine is the 158 gr. Hydra-Shok.
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September 14th, 2009, 07:46 AM
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Location: Southwest Ohio
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Hyrda Shok or Golden Saber +P
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September 14th, 2009, 08:51 AM
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Location: Northern Virginia
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135 Gr Speer Gold Dot for short barrels
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September 14th, 2009, 09:39 AM
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Location: Florida
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135gr Speer Gold Dot, Short Barrel - .38 Spl.
My understanding is that a .357 Mag out of a snubby at best has the same performance as a 9mm. I find the 9mm much more manageable recoil-wise when wanting that kind of energy. |
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September 14th, 2009, 10:35 AM
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I have a Ruger GP100 with the 2-inch+ barrel and rounded concealment grip. Not a true "snubby," but my carry round is 125-grain hollowpoints.
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September 14th, 2009, 10:40 AM
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Location: Atlanta
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135 Gold Dots 38+p
I would also carry 125 Sabers if I could find any.
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September 14th, 2009, 11:01 AM
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September 14th, 2009, 11:06 AM
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Location: Michigan
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Most often I carry the Federal 125 grain ammo, but occasionally I'll carry the Federal Nyclad .38 spl rounds that I always carry in my .38 snubbie.
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September 14th, 2009, 01:06 PM
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I carry the same load in all my .357 Magnums for defensive purposes.
Black Hills 125 Grain JHP or Remington 125 Grain SJHP. If I had a J-Frame .357 Magnum I'd consider a second load, as the recoil is a bit much in that platform/load, but the guns I have aren't J-Frames and I can handle the recoil. They don't call it the "Lightning Bolt Round" for nothing. Biker
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September 14th, 2009, 02:25 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Pasadena, CA
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135gr, Speer Gold Dots in .38
Shoot that .357 load at night from a snubbie and see if you still have your night vision after that flash. I tried it and stayed with the .38 load. Ballistics are great and I've got better 2nd shot follow up. |
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