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Offline jeff223

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where have all you 357max shooters gone?
« on: February 02, 2005, 01:32:28 AM »
you dont hear anything about the max anymore.have you all moved on to something else?

it must be to COLD outside to hear about the357max :lol:
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Re: where have all you 357max shooters gone?
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2005, 01:39:37 AM »
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you dont hear anything about the max anymore.have you all moved on to something else?

it must be to COLD outside to hear about the357max :lol:


  I've got a bushel of ammo loaded, postal cards, and a new chronograph ready to go, I just need some good weather.
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« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2005, 02:34:20 AM »
Ihave not gone anywhere, Just to much Rain, and to many irons in
 the fire to do any shooting, Hope in about month get back to popping caps. Just life goes on! Marv.
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« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2005, 06:42:23 AM »
Hard to do much shooting from a coszy chair by the fire. Another month or six weeks and I'll be back to it.

I have access to a sizeable range now, and I want to check out my loads at 100 and 150 yards, but I suspect that I am nearing the time that I will decide that I am getting all I can expect to get out of the Max.
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where have all you 357max shooters gone?
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2005, 06:58:31 AM »
you guys ever tried the W296 powder in your max.i bought a pound of it for my Contender and im very happy with it so far.

start load 21gr
max load 23gr
cci small rifle primer
Speer 180gr flat nose hot core bullet--more like a semi spitzer than a flat nose bullet
around 1900fps out of a 14 inch barrel

ive only shot my gun at 50yds so far but i have shot a couple 3 shot groups just under an inch.this seems to be a great setup for my gun.i bet out of a 22 inch handi barrel it would really smoke em out of there.i have no clue as to how this bullet will perform on game but the Speer people tell me it works great.time will tell :lol:
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« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2005, 07:18:02 AM »
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you guys ever tried the W296 powder in your max.i bought a pound of it for my Contender and im very happy with it so far.

start load 21gr
max load 23gr
cci small rifle primer
Speer 180gr flat nose hot core bullet--more like a semi spitzer than a flat nose bullet
around 1900fps out of a 14 inch barrel

ive only shot my gun at 50yds so far but i have shot a couple 3 shot groups just under an inch.this seems to be a great setup for my gun.i bet out of a 22 inch handi barrel it would really smoke em out of there.i have no clue as to how this bullet will perform on game but the Speer people tell me it works great.time will tell :lol:


  I have used the 296 powder with good results. I have shot several 5 shot groups well under an inch. It was 180gr xtphp over 18.5gr w296 with fed GM srprimer.
  I also had some speer 158 FMJSIL bullets reading over 2300fps through Leftoverdj's chrony using 296 powder.
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Offline JPH45

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« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2005, 12:26:05 PM »
I shot my chrony  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:
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shot the chrony
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2005, 12:34:25 PM »
What happen was your big bad chrony about attack you" :-D  :-D
 You have to watch those things! :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D
 Marv.
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« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2005, 12:52:46 PM »
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I shot my chrony  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:


And the report on terminal bullet performance is......???? :-D  :-D  :-D
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« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2005, 01:12:32 PM »
Actually I only winged it, hit the right rear shade screen stick. The clock and display still work, it just tells me that a 1400 fps load is now doing 3000 fps. Not too bad for a 45-70, shoot, that puts a 460 Weatherby to shame. These Handis are really great rifles, just one shot doubled my ballistic performace, I've gone from a deer rifle to an elephant gun :-D  :)  :-D
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« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2005, 01:30:41 PM »
Wow, double the performance and no increased recoil....I like it!!! :-D
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« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2005, 01:40:20 PM »
I heard they taste like chicken if you soak them in salted water long enough to take the gameiness out of them and get them tender!!....<><.... :grin:
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« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2005, 03:08:29 PM »
Who has tried 200gr. Rem. Cor-lokt bullets in there 357 Max ,with H110 powder? I've a 100 or so and would like to try'em in my 357 Max(Rossi )
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« Reply #13 on: February 02, 2005, 03:46:45 PM »
I was getting about 1700 fps with maximum charges of H110 and that bullet, I'm probably getting 3500+ now :)  (It is accurate though)
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« Reply #14 on: February 02, 2005, 05:37:23 PM »
i had to cut the barrel on one of my maxs to get speed up...my 13 in barrel was 1850 fps with imr 4227......1700 fps out of the 21 in barrel....its now 1875 with a 19 in barrel    .....its to wet to shoot but ill get ready for the PD,SHOOT,,,,,and maybe take one of my maxs    .....JB
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