It shoots factory PMC 158 gr soft points into a half inch at 50 yards. Shooter's Reference Load Data for .357 Maximum .357 Maximum - Published Manufacturer Loading Data Shellholders: Lee #1 Lyman #1 RCBS #6 Recipe Type: Pistol Bullet Weight: ALL 100 gr 110 gr 125 gr 140 gr 158 gr 165 gr 170 gr 180 gr 200 gr Powder: ALL Accurate 1680 Accurate 4100 Accurate 5744 Hodgdon CFE BLK Hodgdon H110 Hodgdon Lil'Gun THE IDEAL TRAINING PLATFORM FOR KIDS. So without further adiou "Welcome". The most common include: Ruger Blackhawk Dan Wesson Model 40 GunBroker.com Forums. MGM's .357 Maximum chamber has an excellent .358" diameter cylindrical throat, stepped down to .357" far, far superior to factory forcing cone chambers, and very similar to my throating. Send your barrel or barrel with forend attached for chamber work. Midsouth Shooters can supply you with your pistol and rifle ammunition, as well as all of your shooting and reloading supplies. There's no doubt but that the .357 Magnum with heavy bullets will do it handily up close.The .357 Maximum was an effort to give you .357 Magnum muzzle velocity at 200 meters. The Winchester Model 1873 is an iconic rifle commonly referred to as "The Gun That Won the West.". by Chris83716 Thu Jul 19, 2012 2:35 pm, Post At pressures in the 40,000-psi range, they helped avoid primer flowback that can tie up a break-action firearm. The LGS is cleaned out. Antique (Pre-1899) Rifles - Flintlock Misc, Antique (Pre-1899) Rifles - Matchlock/Wheellock Misc, Century Arms International (CAI) - Rifles, Muzzleloading Modern & Replica Rifles (perc), Winchester Rifles - Modern Bolt/Auto/Single, Winchester Rifles - Pre-1899 Bolt/Single Shot, Century Arms International (CAI) - Pistols, Colt Automatic Pistols (.25, .32, & .380 cal), Colt Single Action Revolvers - Modern (22 Cal. Well, things are tough all over I guess. Try it you won't regret it. Discuss. by bgmkithaca Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:36 am, Post The werent lever actions. Thats what the saddle ring designs were for. Nosler, and Speer reloading manuals all recommend the use of rifle (rather than pistol) primers due to the high operating pressure of the .357 Maximum. The Speer Hot Cor 180 soft point shoots lights out and velocities are over 2200 fps. Blame it on the Covid 19 pandemic. The Model X in .357 magnum is super compact with an overall length of just 36.3 inches. It carries easy, at 6- lbs, with swivel studs coming standard (as does a hammer block safety) and has a large loop for fast cycling. I enjoyed your article. We cover the 357 MaximumAll you need to know about the 357 Remington Maximum! Since MSRP is only $1,069, its Winchesters entry-level lever gunbut its far from entry-level quality. You can boost the Unique up to around 11-12 grains, as I recall, and your gun should handle it fine with that bullet. The chronograph results show it is identical to the 35 Remington. Its moderate recoil makes it perfect for smallish folks such as the ladies and folks with disabilities who simply can not stand the recoil of the various .45's. Max. lets say it was well used and not maintained. I really like my lever guns, also have a early JM guide gun in 45-70 and also one in 450 Marlin. 16.5" threaded barrel (1/2x28). The most common include: There are other firearms chambered in the maximum, but their availability is limited and prices can be high. Most reloading die manufacturers can supply this accessory for your current dies set. I passed up a .357 94 trapper several years ago it was a few $ more than I had on me and I couldnt get the seller to budge. bullets and 1800 (+) fps from 10" barrels at the short end of barrel lengths. 45-70. 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. First and foremost is that all the straight-walled cartridges in this article max out at somewhat close range. The .357 Remington Maximum was conceived primarily as an ultra-velocity, flat-trajectory silhouette cartridge. With higher-performance loads, the .357 carbine almost delivers real rifle ballistics. .357 Remington Maximum is one potent game harvesting machine with more energy potential than factory .30/30 Winchester and .35 Remington, roughly equal to factory .300 Savage, and not far behind .308 Winchester energy levels, but with much less powder, less muzzle blast, and less recoil! The 1892 is a top-ejecting model so scopes or rails are out, but the point of this gun is to be a fast-handling, medium-range rifle. Spoken like someone who doesnt live in a 2A benighted state or area. This is the showpiece among Winchesters 1873 model range, and it had better be with a price tag at around $1,800. I like the combo. I might have to take that to the range next time and see what happens. I saw your reference to benighted states and then AR, AK. I was looking for a 357 trapper at Dons gun in Indy in the early 90s. Extremely accurate, small groupsit reminds me why I got into shooting in the first place. Wear issues in revolvers appeared early. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The 1873 was one of the most popular lever action rifles of all time. A great reason to explore reloading. Working range would be 50-70 yards. Have you tried hand-loading and experimenting with overall length? Of course, I dont carry it on a single point like the muh AR crowd does. You have entered an incorrect email address! The one i have now has bllard rifling which is accurate with jacketed or lead bullets. Based on the Encore being ok for the 270, up to 65,000 psi is Ok. I'm chasing accuracy not top speed. In a rifle, this cartridge is easy on the shoulder, making it a natural for new shooters. Shout, I mean shoots, doesnt rally shout, kind of barks. Good item. Even when I was younger I preferred the .357 over the .44. Why wouldnt you want a .357 Magnum lever action rifle? Gun Cleaning Equipment Bore Snakes Gun Cleaning Bore Guides Gun Cleaning Brushes . Cloudbuster allows seating bullets out to create the same case capacity as the published "revolver spec" .357 Maximum loads that have all the bullet shank stuffed into the case, duplicate .350 Legend powder charge weights that should give the same or better ballistics as factory .350 Legend ammo, and. I told them if they were so worried about reloading they can have my brass. Click the link to go to the Contact page: If you choose to remove the forend, contact me first so you don't lose parts removing the forend! Rechamber to .350 Legend from .357 Magnum or .357 Maximum: Add $25 to mill/convert the extractor for the rebated rimless .350 Legendcase rim. Regardless of the manufacturer, most reloading books recommend you do not load bullets lighter than 158 grains. That is too bad. Everybody wanted to get their hands on my lever-action .30-30, and nobody who shot it was disappointed. Show Only Non-Guns. The world's most powerful firearm database. The Lil Gun and AA1680 are max loads from my searching tho I've seen several claim you can't get enough AA1680 in the case to overload it. But stoke it up and hear that little dog bark like a big dog! Before the Remington, Freedom group takeover. Get one batch of 360 brass from Starline for ammo to be loaded hot. Great for when wearing gloves. To reload the .357, a Lee Loader is all you need, plus a supply of primers, a pound of powder and bullets. $2.92. The.357 Maximum, formally known as the.357 Remington Maximum or the.357 Max, is a super magnum handgun cartridge originally developed by Elgin Gates as the wildcat.357 SuperMag. 9mm brass-case FMJ is pushing .40 cents a round for the cheap stuff and I dont see the price dropping anytime soon. How do the modern .357 loads compare to the first repeaters? Then ordered a new 1894 with Ballard rifling, checkering, and sling studs for 350. If the .35 Rem is legal where you're at, and you're wanting to build a bolt-action, I would probably go that route, as brass and ammo is much easier found than .357 Maximum brass and load data. Nobody cared about the AR-15. Threaded barrel. Ruger Blackhawk .357 Maximum. Using bullets from Hornady XTP, Nosler JFP, LSWC, Sierra JHC, Nosler Part. $800 was a great price.. 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. Both were chronographed in the same gun (8" Colt Python). Or, take advantage of facory .350 Legend ammo. Buy .357 Maximum SuperMag 180g Hornady XTP HP 1800 FPS 20 rounds: GunBroker is the largest seller of Pistol Ammunition Ammunition All: 972984640. . . 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. The 30A is a Marlin 336 for 70% off.). bullets in barrels around 20. The .357 magnum has never been irrelevant since it made its debut 80 + years ago. by AJMD429 Thu Jul 19, 2012 10:09 pm, Post It packs or stows easily and are very difficult to find lately. .357 Remington Maximum beats many of the traditional factory loaded "deer cartridges" such as .30/30 Winchester and .35 Remington. You can find handguns in the .357 Remington Maximum, but prices vary. You can also put ketchup on a hot dog, but you shouldnt. by 44shooter Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:34 pm, Post But those new X models are very hard to get now. It can shoot 38 special 357 magnum and 357 maximum. Unless they went back later to get it they never seemed to care that much. When the gun fired, it behaved like all revolvers in that the powder charge in those long chambers burned at a very high temperature. I take the time to dial in bores, do all throating separately forthe best co-axial alignment of the throat with the bore, and cut a few tenths of a thousandth tighter throat. It didn't quite make it, but still knocked the steel rams down. Loads for .357 Maximum: (Note: These are near maximum loads, you should use 10% less to start.) Above: Image courtesy of Steinel Ammunition. The 1892 was one of Winchesters rifles designed by John Browning. All you have to do is search the net for, I survived a center-mass shot from a .357 magnum to see all the supporting evidence you need. Oh. 357/38 is the one of the easiest. 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The resulting airspace does no good. 40-50 Sharps 1 7/8" and the 40-60 Maynard 2.20" can be made by blowing out 303 British or 30-40 Krag cases and cutting to length. Just ask! And, re getting it looked at, yes; thing is, there arent too many smiths in my area who are comfortable working on lever-actions (and the ones that are, I dont trust). What I found odd or maybe not is that after all the semi automatic handguns, rifles and pump action shotguns were gone no one was buying lever actions. I watched him shoot an elk at about 70 yards once behind the shoulder and one through and had complete penetration on both, elk went 20 yards. Due to the additional costs of internet sales, shipping, etc., our internet pricing may vary from our In-Store price. In the meantime, be sure to sign the Recall. If a Marlin 336 is a candidate for a successful rebarrel and chamber job in order to use 357 Maximum/Supermag cartridges. With the added velocity and muzzle energy, along with the fact that JHP rounds are easily available from any gun store, whereas frangible or JHP rounds for an AR-pattern rifle are harder to source, it makes one of the best home defense long guns possible. While the cartridge produces around 1200 ft/lbs of energy, which is more than a .44 Magnum, it also has less recoil. Ive chosen to go with a strategy that includes both firearms that the SASS folks find fascinating and others that cause the antis to have bowel control problems you can cover a lot of bases for just a couple thousand dollars. Night and day in service and I didnt have to wait over a month. As a recap on hand loads, I would suggest that anyone wishing to hunt with the .357 rifle should . But WHATEVER YOU DO, dont use FMJ for self defense. And of course my Marlin comes back today from the warranty repair and they still havent fixed the main issue I sent it in for. A bit heavy, if I had to buy it again, Id pick a shorter, lighter barrel version but I am not unhappy with the gun. Nobody shoots the .357 Max because no manufacturer chambers their firearms for it these days!" We do not charge additional fees for credit cards. Walther's new Performance Duty Pistol is ready for both concealed carry and conventional service situations. Not question those who do or did so, cause theres something special about shooting a lever action. If you want a short-action levergun with similar ballistics, consider: Thus sighted, 125 grain +p 38 special is spot on out to about 50 yards, maybe furtherbut havent tried it. The .357 Maximum was an effort to give you .357 Magnum muzzle velocity at 200 meters. Great deal on a 357 magnum! Bottom line, if you get a Marlin lever gun that works and shoots good, and without a crossbolt safety, dont EVER sell it. Now Rechambering Henry Single Shot .357 Magnum Rifles! Thanks Muddy, 2506, hunter67, shooter7. The .357 Maximum was developed in the early 80's by Ruger and Remington Arms as a silhouette cartridge for the Blackhawk revolver. Many shooters used their long-barreled .357 Magnum revolvers but usually longed for a bit more velocity to go with those heavy bullets. Frankly the quality was sinking fast before Remington bought them out, but they went straight off the cliff when they fired all the Marlin workers and took their worn out tooling and put their own Remington workers (with no experience building lever guns) on them. This round is about the same thing as a 357 Max except for bore diameter. Im going to be very careful dipping into a little bit of political prognostication, but I think most of us would acknowledge that gun-banners have a list of the guns they hate most (cough AR cough) and that John Waynes Cowboy Rifle is way down at the bottom of that list. Federal has created a safer, easier and more reliable way to shoot a muzzleloader. to 200 gr. It is a smaller diameter bullet with a high velocity, which makes it penetrate well during hunting. It has always had a good trigger but now it has one of those Ive fired it about 50,000 times trigger jobs and is as smooth and sweet as any trigger Ive owned. Mark Penrod is one. marcJ (author) from Mid-MO on July 21, 2015: After becoming accustomed to the cartridge and it's range of uses, I too couldn't believe it never caught on commercially. (See note on Powders below or read all about various Powders.) 6.5 Creedmoor vs. 6.5 PRC: Which is Better? It's another special purpose cartridge that has an eerie resemblance to the Max. . Being forced to use the Winchester Trapper, the horror. I have been thinking of adding a Henry Big Boy X in .357 to go along with my other lever guns, but Ive heard that .357 can be inconsistent regarding accuracy out of a carbine. The 357 max is all that plus a bit of more power available. Nice single shot rifle. They were hell bent on making me reload. To get started, click the link below to visit mymagnow.com and learn how to access your digital magazine. Get your barrels customized early for next season! 350 legend Oklahoma Shooters from www.okshooters.com. There is a lot of muzzle flash with the Maximum. My Marlin feeds .38 Special just fine but has a tendency to hang up on .357 Mag rounds (no matter the bullet type, it seems to be an OAL issue.). Colt - Python, .357 Magnum. 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. Both cartridges can be practical for hunting midsized, and some large game. SAAMI documents dated 2005 list it as inactive.. by BAGTIC Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:14 pm, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited. For instance, My 45-90, when I reload the 45/90 case, I only load to mid range 45/70 specs and use toilet paper to make up the case space. rifle is 17.1gr. Henry Big Boy All-Weather Rifle 10 RD 357 Magnum 38 Spl 10 . Check the charts out at the bottom of the page. I have a 94 Trapper in 357 Magnum that I rechambered to 357 Maximum. I had a 30.30 then I decided to upgrade to a It was sweet. Also have a Winchester 1886 in 45-90, I shoot 45-70 loads in it and had no issues. Based on the serial number it looked like it was made this year. Apparently it was a regular thing. Long guns get in the way. The 8 grains of unique seem like fairly hot loads out of the rifle. by JerryB Thu Jul 19, 2012 3:00 pm, Post They tried fixing it with a (I think it was either titanium or stainless steel insert) but the Jeanie was already out of the bottle and they were dropped. 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