Old school 158 gr. Winchester Super-X JHP @ 1235 fps went 11.4" after auto glass, 13.9" after car door, and about 17-18 inches in the other FBI protocol tests.
Old school 158 gr. Winchester Super-X JHP @ 1235 fps went 11.4" after auto glass, 13.9" after car door, and about 17-18 inches in the other FBI protocol tests.
Me too. Even before the pandemic, most of the really good .38 Special loads like Gold Dot Short Barrel were only sporadically available, and the .357 Gold Dot Short Barrel was even worse. I may just say "ouch" and buy a supply that will last long enough to get me to the point where the only things my hands will tolerate will be wadcutters.
I was into 10mm Auto before it sold out and went mainstream, but these days I'm here for the revolver and epidemiology information.
So...this is vaguely interesting, although likely a mistake.
I was browsing the 2022 Vista LE catalog:
https://le.vistaoutdoor.com/download...og_singles.pdf
See pages 10 and 12 -- there is a .357 Mag 125 grain HST load listed, with a velocity of 1360 from a 4" barrel (same as the 125 .357 SIG load next door...). The load number listed, P357HST1S, is the same one appearing on the (mockup image?) pic of the 154 grain HST box. Possibilities:
- There are both 125 and 154 grain .357 Mag HST loads emerging, one from the LE line and one Personal Defense, and they didn't have the load numbers fully sorted at catalog time.
- The 125 grain load listed in the catalog is an error, with the 125 SIG ballistics copied and pasted. The 154 is the only one coming out, but the specs were not ready for the catalog layout.
The latter seems more likely, as marketing a LE .357 Mag load would reach about 12 cops at this point. (I say that with fondness, having started my career with a .357 in my duty holster, and knowing that those 12 cops are probably still quite dangerous.)
Thoughts?
I'm really interested in any modern upgrade to .357 Magnum ammo. Would like to see some correctly done, independent testing of it. I have access to some Texas whitetails that should be impressed with it.
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