.357 Reload questions
I have recently bought a .357 Mk1. Actually, I am still waiting for my licence to be approved, yes this is South Africa - the waiting period is around 9 months. Well, it is my new baby so it's worth...
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Key,I'd recommend 32.5 gn. of Hogdons H-110 behind a 325 gn. Speer Jacketed Hollow Point!!!!! Yes, you're right, that load is for the .50AE, but I don't think I'd want to point a .357 at anything...
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For hunting, I would definitely stick to 158 or 180 gr. soft point bullets. .357 hollow points are really designed for people hunting, so I think the would expand to rapidly or even come apart on a...
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Welcome Key, have any Cape Buffaloes that need some .416 Rigby medicine?!!! lol"A strong body makes a strong mind. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise...
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This is strictly my opinion, but I wouldn't recommend hunting with a .357mag in a pistol at 100meters. The muzzle energy at that distance is really dismal, not to mention the accuracy, or the lack of...
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DEPcannon - Re you recommendation - I presume you want to KILL the animal DEAD. I'm not that clued up with reloads, but excuse me if i am wrong, but with that load there is not going to be much left...
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Good point Key... If you shoot something small with a .50AE there won't be much left to show your friends. You've got such a variety of huge animals in Africa... I'd hesitate to shoot most of them...
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Those loads should kill a Jackal no prob. But if Im not mistaken, isn't a Jackal a pretty wiley animal, as in one that ain't gonna let you get too close? In that case, I would go with a .223 (bolt...
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RPGs are also pretty effective at that range... *** Billions and Billions... Johny Carson said that, not Carl Sagan ***
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DEPcannon - please stick to the subject - we are not talking full out warfare vir RPG's (HAHA - LOL, you funny guy) Anyway, my next question was almost answered, I am looking at scopes, but which...
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KeyStrike...........It might be easier for us to provide some guidance if we knew which "brand" powders are available to you. Many of us have tried different powders but have settled on favorites for...
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Ohio - This is South Africa, the best 3rd world country around. Currently I can only locate the local manufacturer on powder widely avialible. Somchem is a div of Denel and I contacted them for the...
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Powder Specs as promised. Somchem is the local manufacturer and after a bit of research on the internet I have to following to report:The following powders are avialible from somchem, listed from fast...
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To quickly change the topic for the moment - I am looking for a couple of extra .357 magazines. Can you recommend someone who ships to South Africa?
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KeyStrike........from what I'm seeing, all of the powders you've listed are relatively fast burning and would work very well in a revolver. Based on "my" experience the only one that will operate the...
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Keystrike-as far as pistol scopes, for 50 yds a fixed 4x should do fine. Leupold makes a 2.5-8x, but it will set you back a bit (about $450 in the US). If you were using a .50 AE or .440 Cor-Bon, I...
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I must have missed the scope issue. But, I have to agree with dsrt, a fixed 4X should be more than enough considering the limited range of the cartridge, unless you plan on shooting "very" small game....
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Reloading equipment - I need tested field experience on this one. The 2 basic reloaders on the markets are single stage & automatic/progressive, as I understand it. Which one do you recommend...
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Keystrike, Welcom to the forums! To honestly answer this we would need to know how many rounds you are looking to reload at a time and how often... From the Ashes we draw Strength and Unity.Beware O'...
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MR - thanx for the welcoming... Since I have not yet received my license, yes this is RSA with a 9 month waiting period, I am doing homework on reloading. I suspect to shoot about 50-100 rounds a...
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