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Offline buckeyehunter2

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.357 mag to max
« on: September 28, 2011, 05:51:19 PM »
Is there a noticeable amount of difference in muzzle flash and noise in a .357 max compared to the .357 mag?   I'm planning to ream my mag barrel to max so that my youngest son can use it in deer season.   He is a bit shy of recoil and blast.   
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Re: .357 mag to max
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2011, 06:02:34 PM »
There is a fair amount of difference. I would definitely stay away from a  muzzle brake; I had one and couldn't believe how loud it was with a 16" barrel. :o  A good set of ear plugs while wearing earmuff type protectors and he'll never even notice it. Then later, while hunting, the shot will be downrange before he realizes that it is loud.


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Re: .357 mag to max
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2011, 06:09:41 PM »
Let him practice a lot using 38's so that he gets comfortable with the gun with the mild recoil and report.
 
Once he gets comfortable let him shoot a .357 mag and see how he handles that and once he gets used to the .357 mag. you can then let him hunt using the .357 maxi and he won't feel a thing or tell the difference, when he fires at his first deer.
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Re: .357 mag to max
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2011, 02:03:05 PM »
I have a recoil shy son myself. My plan is to let him keep practicing with the light 45 Colt reloads he is used to. I'll swap in the secret deer loads when we go hunting, he won't know the difference until he pulls the trigger, at that point he won't care if he has a dead deer.

My advice would be to keep him on a strict diet of 38's. You can sight it in for 357 Maxi before the season starts when he's not around.
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Re: .357 mag to max
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2011, 05:25:29 PM »
This is why I feel the .357 Handi is the best deer rifle for a youngster.
 
You can let them shoot .38's all day long and you won't beat them to death, and cause them to develope the "flinch" and it helps build their confidence, as well as work on the mechanics of shooting and learning to be accurate with their shot placement.
 
Then when they go hunting you load up the special round to make sure it gets the job done.
 
They won't even notice they'll be so pumped up, just like what happens when we shoot at big game.
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Re: .357 mag to max
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2011, 12:54:41 PM »
For my first deer I was useing a 35 rem. never heard or felt the gun go off.
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