On 7/12/14, 10:30 AM, wrote:
On Sat, 12 Jul 2014 08:02:14 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 7/12/14, 12:42 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 11 Jul 2014 22:44:10 -0500, Califbill
wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 11 Jul 2014 17:12:38 -0500, H*a*r*r*o*l*d
wrote:

357 magnum and 45 are not target rounds unless your target has flesh and
blood.

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Actually I know quite a few guys who shoot targets with 45s. The
recoil is not that bad and they do their own reloads, usually on the
soft side. Shooting a 357 magnum for fun strains my credibility a
bit however.

I used to like shooting my .357, when I still shot a lot. But rarely with a
magnum load. Light load 38's.

Same here. I was reloading 148gr wad cutters with about 2.5 gr of
Bullseye. That is a very pleasant load to shoot that provides
excellent accuracy.


I don't shoot non-jacketed bullets. Too messy. The .38 specials are
ok...I have some and shoot them, but they tend to leave a carbon residue
in the chambers near and at the front of the cylinder. That means more
time cleaning. The .38 specials feel like .22LR rounds in my
revolver...the .357 mags feel like 9 mm. Perhaps you need a heavier
revolver with a 6" barrel and full underlug. Makes a big difference.

This is a 40 oz OM match Colt, heavy enough for you?

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Colt%20OM%20Match.jpg

BTW what is the difference between a .38 and a .357 when you are
shooting subsonic loads? (like that wad cutter I was talking about)

It certainly isn't the extra .1" of case length if you are using .357
brass.

Very few .38 loads use jacketed bullets. Why pay triple for a bullet
designed to go 2x as fast with much higher pressures?
An extra couple minutes cleaning is not worth paying 20 cents a shot
or more extra.


Once again, I don't shoot wadcutters. The few times I have seem any
listed on the ammo bots, they were either reloads and more expensive
than what I shoot, or they were factory loads and far more expensive
than what I shoot now. Further, the wadcutters in .357 MAG seem shorter
than the metal jacket .357 MAG rounds. If that is the case, then they'll
leave even more residue in my cylinder chambers, and they probably won't
cycle properly in my new rifle.

The factory wadcutters in .38 special are far more expensive than the
jacketed ammo I use.

I have zero interest in reloading ammo.

So, wadcutters are messy, and they cost more than what I use

BTW, is your Colt OM a pre-war model?



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