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Offline db22

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Re: .357 mag barrel
« Reply #30 on: February 13, 2007, 05:34:03 PM »
BTW -- Thanks to Quick for the cartridge diagrams!!
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Re: .357 mag barrel
« Reply #31 on: February 13, 2007, 05:46:17 PM »
The 158 gr 358156 gas checked bullet was Skeeter Skelton's favorite.  The 168-170 gr 358429 is the traditional Keith bullet without a gas check.  It only has one deep grease groove and a long nose.  Properly sized to the bore, they don't lead, even at 1700+ fps.  .358" or .359" should be about right, or I should say, they shoot good in my barrel without leading.

I have a 5# can of SR 4756 that I use a lot or a 4# can of 2400.  Both are good all round handgun powders that you don't have to worry about reducing the loads on, like H110/W296.
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Re: .357 mag barrel
« Reply #32 on: February 13, 2007, 05:53:55 PM »
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Re: .357 mag barrel
« Reply #33 on: February 13, 2007, 06:04:24 PM »
There's still a lot of the old 8 ounce cans around too, so watch the prices!  8 ounces shouldn't cost more than $9.95.  The new IMR plastic bottles are a full 16 ounces.  I noticed someone is marketing a pour spout for the new bottles, I normally just dip straight out of the bottle.  I use Lee Dippers and a scale quite a bit.
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Re: .357 mag barrel
« Reply #34 on: February 14, 2007, 12:39:58 AM »
i think thereason yu see the new 16 bottle is hodgons owns IMR now, so they are  usein the 16 bottles??
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Re: .357 mag barrel
« Reply #35 on: February 14, 2007, 05:06:49 AM »
Quote from: midwayraider on February 10, 2007, 02:02:41 PM
i sent my reciever and stock to H&R today to get it fitted for a .357 mag barrel . anyone have any feedback on this caliber in a handi ? ???

For those of you that remember me(Marlin talk boards and a little here)) its been a LONG time since i've been here.

Anyways, you'll love that caliber in the handi. The first thing I did to mine was ream it to the MAX, lol... I put a peep sight on it and never looked back. Besides my .444 handi its my next best shooting handi that I have. I've bought, and sold(mostly sold :'() ALOT of guns over the last 2 years while away from this board, and those 2 handi's are guns I just won't part with.

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Re: .357 mag barrel
« Reply #36 on: February 14, 2007, 06:50:26 AM »
I remember you 338 and it's nice to see you around again, welcome back. You are right about the .357, it is one of the nicest and most vrersatile barrels I own. I had a .357 Mag barrel for a long time and liked it so much I resisted reaming to a Max, I finally did ream it out to a .357 Max and never looked back, it's great. I got another .357 Mag barrel finally to make my long desired .35 Remington. I could not bring myself to do it to my original barrel, I felt I must have a .357 barrel. I have always liked the 35's and have a 26" .35 Whelen along with my Marlin 336 in .35 Remington and now I will now finally have my .35 Remington Handi in a while. I doubt I will ever be wthout at least one Handi in .357, they are great and if you had only one gun for the Northeast USA it would be a great candidate...from mid range .38 special wadcutters (an old trick was loading lead HBWC's backwards to get one heck of a hollow point that opens way up at low velocity) to full house .357 Max loads with the right bullet it can do everything you need in my section of the country....<><.... ;D
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Re: .357 mag barrel
« Reply #37 on: February 14, 2007, 07:57:53 AM »
Quote from: MSP Ret on February 14, 2007, 06:50:26 AM
I remember you 338 and it's nice to see you around again, welcome back.

Ya I remember you to MSP. Is BIGBOREFAN still around to?  Its funny what getting married does to your hobbies, and life. I think I can count the number of times i've shot in the last 2 years on my fingers and toes. Thats been changing lately, and will get even better when my wifes out of med. school and working full time in 6 months. I had to sell off ALOT of guns to fund "LIFE", as some would call it. Plus i'm thinking about a mid life carrer change in the near future(certified weldor, possibly my own fab shop). Just figured i'd stop in here and add my 2 cents on the .357MAX since its one of my favorites.

Man do I have my .444 dialed in now. Its a tack driver at 100yrds. My friends were over few weeks ago, and I pulled it out after a year of not shooting it, and it was shooting bullseyes at 100 one after the other. They couldn't belive their eyes. Ha ha ha..... They are into all the high dollar rifles and were disappointed to see I made the handi shoot as good, and better than some of their expensive rifles.
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Re: .357 mag barrel
« Reply #38 on: February 14, 2007, 03:12:20 PM »
For any of you that have gotten a .357 barrel recently, are these barrels the new extractor type, or the ejector that works so well with the rimmed cartridges?
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Re: .357 mag barrel
« Reply #39 on: February 14, 2007, 03:23:19 PM »
Amos, I'm pretty sure you can count on any new barrel now being an extractor, unless H&R has changed their position on the issue. Of course, any old stock barrels could still have ejectors., depends on how many they made before they switched over. ???

Tim
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Re: .357 mag barrel
« Reply #40 on: February 15, 2007, 07:51:13 AM »
They are so easy to convert over it doesn't really matter anyways.
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Re: .357 mag barrel
« Reply #41 on: February 15, 2007, 08:46:18 AM »
Quote from: 338 on February 15, 2007, 07:51:13 AM
They are so easy to convert over it doesn't really matter anyways.

To ream to Max is easy, to convert extractor to ejector can't be done without some major changes.

Tim
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