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Yeah, that. I believe it's primarily hunting ammunition - all copper after all - but it tests very well for SD.Rust wrote: I've never used Barnes ammo, but I would expect the Barnes brand to be good stuff.
Lucky Gunner tested it.
https://www.luckygunner.com/labs/revolv ... tics-test/
T I’ve been accumulating reloading components, have mostly everything I need, still need more primers and so on. Definitely my game plan, but as most here know the components were in short supply as well. I didn’t have a .357 until recently so bit short on that for everything. LoL. I won’t be short the next shortage. Actually had plenty of ammo this go round, didn’t go anywhere for the first part of the pandemic since there was no vaccine.CowboyT wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 1:08 pm Yet another reason why rolling your own is so important. Ever since 2009 when I got my reloading setup, I have never had an ammo availability problem.
Please, folks, remember the lessons from this shortage. We saw it in 2009. We saw it again in 2013. And we're seeing it again in 2020-2022.
Seems to have good penetration and decent expansion. Thanks for that link.Rust wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 12:10 pm I've never used Barnes ammo, but I would expect the Barnes brand to be good stuff.
Lucky Gunner tested it.
https://www.luckygunner.com/labs/revolv ... tics-test/
We’ll see it again. I’m slowly accumulating rimfire ammo, shot shells & components for all the centerfire rounds I load.CowboyT wrote:Yet another reason why rolling your own is so important. Ever since 2009 when I got my reloading setup, I have never had an ammo availability problem.
Please, folks, remember the lessons from this shortage. We saw it in 2009. We saw it again in 2013. And we're seeing it again in 2020-2022.
Good thinking to do that. The 2009 shortage is really what taught me. At this point, I can reload for everything that I shoot except for .22LR.INVICTVS138 wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 5:26 pmWe’ll see it again. I’m slowly accumulating rimfire ammo, shot shells & components for all the centerfire rounds I load.CowboyT wrote:Yet another reason why rolling your own is so important. Ever since 2009 when I got my reloading setup, I have never had an ammo availability problem.
Please, folks, remember the lessons from this shortage. We saw it in 2009. We saw it again in 2013. And we're seeing it again in 2020-2022.
Only place I got really up a bind in 20-22 shortage was boutique waterfowl hunting ammo & small pistol primers. They still seem scarce.
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Understandable, since you just got it. First off, congratulations! You may find, as I have, that .357M firearms are not just a lot of fun, but also most versatile since they can also shoot .38 Spl. This includes not just revolvers, but leverguns (e. g. Win 92 and copies, Henry Big Boy, etc.) and bolt guns like the Ruger 77/357. Shooting a light .38 Special in my Rossi 92 in .357M feels very nearly like shooting a .22LR, very soft and easy. Second, reloading for the .38/357 family is easy, rewarding, and flexible. Many powders do very well in .38 Spl, and likewise with .357M. At the present time, I've got a powder-puff .38 Spl load using either Bullseye or Titegroup, a .357M load that's more like the old FBI .38 Spl +P+ load (uses Bullseye), and my almost full-house .357M load using Alliant 2400. I'll soon be developing another .357M load using the new Accurate 11FS powder, and this will be a full-house load.sikacz wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 1:27 pmT I’ve been accumulating reloading components, have mostly everything I need, still need more primers and so on. Definitely my game plan, but as most here know the components were in short supply as well. I didn’t have a .357 until recently so bit short on that for everything. LoL. I won’t be short the next shortage. Actually had plenty of ammo this go round, didn’t go anywhere for the first part of the pandemic since there was no vaccine.CowboyT wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 1:08 pm Yet another reason why rolling your own is so important. Ever since 2009 when I got my reloading setup, I have never had an ammo availability problem.
Please, folks, remember the lessons from this shortage. We saw it in 2009. We saw it again in 2013. And we're seeing it again in 2020-2022.
I will be just what you advise. These shortages are not going away. They seem to follow our political cycles. I've stocked up on ammo, every brass shell gets saved and dies for every caliber. Every time I go to a store, I look for components or ammo that I might need. Good advice T.CowboyT wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 7:16 pmGood thinking to do that. The 2009 shortage is really what taught me. At this point, I can reload for everything that I shoot except for .22LR.INVICTVS138 wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 5:26 pmWe’ll see it again. I’m slowly accumulating rimfire ammo, shot shells & components for all the centerfire rounds I load.CowboyT wrote:Yet another reason why rolling your own is so important. Ever since 2009 when I got my reloading setup, I have never had an ammo availability problem.
Please, folks, remember the lessons from this shortage. We saw it in 2009. We saw it again in 2013. And we're seeing it again in 2020-2022.
Only place I got really up a bind in 20-22 shortage was boutique waterfowl hunting ammo & small pistol primers. They still seem scarce.
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Small pistol primers remain relatively scarce primarily because of the FedGov's, and nearly all police departments', massive purchases of 9mm Luger ammo. It's not helped by the fact that many police officers' backup guns are .38 Special pocket revolvers, which also use SPP's.
Understandable, since you just got it. First off, congratulations! You may find, as I have, that .357M firearms are not just a lot of fun, but also most versatile since they can also shoot .38 Spl. This includes not just revolvers, but leverguns (e. g. Win 92 and copies, Henry Big Boy, etc.) and bolt guns like the Ruger 77/357. Shooting a light .38 Special in my Rossi 92 in .357M feels very nearly like shooting a .22LR, very soft and easy. Second, reloading for the .38/357 family is easy, rewarding, and flexible. Many powders do very well in .38 Spl, and likewise with .357M. At the present time, I've got a powder-puff .38 Spl load using either Bullseye or Titegroup, a .357M load that's more like the old FBI .38 Spl +P+ load (uses Bullseye), and my almost full-house .357M load using Alliant 2400. I'll soon be developing another .357M load using the new Accurate 11FS powder, and this will be a full-house load.sikacz wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 1:27 pmT I’ve been accumulating reloading components, have mostly everything I need, still need more primers and so on. Definitely my game plan, but as most here know the components were in short supply as well. I didn’t have a .357 until recently so bit short on that for everything. LoL. I won’t be short the next shortage. Actually had plenty of ammo this go round, didn’t go anywhere for the first part of the pandemic since there was no vaccine.CowboyT wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 1:08 pm Yet another reason why rolling your own is so important. Ever since 2009 when I got my reloading setup, I have never had an ammo availability problem.
Please, folks, remember the lessons from this shortage. We saw it in 2009. We saw it again in 2013. And we're seeing it again in 2020-2022.
You've definitely got the right idea. Even at today's prices, go ahead and buy primers when you can. And when prices do come back down to something reasonable, as they did both times before, stack your components deep, as I did after the 2009 rush. The critical thing is to get started.
Please be clear on one thing, folks. I'm not bashing anybody for getting caught by the 2020 shortages. I'm simply letting people know to learn from this experience and prepare for the next shortage...which *WILL* come, rest assured. The important thing is to remember the old Boy Scout motto of, "Be Prepared".
A trip last week to Bass Pro, Cabelas, Murdocs and Sportsman's Warehouse and ammo shelves are full.These shortages are not going away.
Good news. Demand creates supply eventually.F4FEver wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 8:33 amA trip last week to Bass Pro, Cabelas, Murdocs and Sportsman's Warehouse and ammo shelves are full.These shortages are not going away.
9mm, 38Sp, 357, 22, 380, 223/556...even lots of 45, 40, 10mm..50 BMG..easy...
AND wikiarms...no shortage there either...
I have some better one for carry. Thought this might work for practice.wings wrote: Sun Dec 18, 2022 12:14 pm Lucky Gunner didn't test that one in their self defense ammo tests - but they did compare it between lever guns and 4" revolvers in the link below. It won't expand, but they got 32" in ballistic gel. Not a problem for target shooting, and probably ideal for wild animal protection out of a snub, but if you ever had to use it defensively, you have to account for inevitable overpenetration. Have fun shooting!
https://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/357- ... r-actions/
Good.
I haven’t really shot much of the 357 round yet. I don’t really know what grain I’ll like so I’ve been grabbing what comes available. What do you like about the 140-158gr range?FrontSight wrote: Thu Dec 29, 2022 5:26 pm I got in the habit of snatching .38 Special ammo whenever I can. Now I have a stockpile that can satisfy even me. Around these parts it seems all .357 is 125gr JHP, of which I'm not much of a fan. So I'm hurtin in the magnum department. I'd like to lay in about 250 rounds of something in the 140-158gr range.
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