.357s are the reason I wear ear protection!

Back in the late 1960s we didn't have or know to wear ear protection. It wasn't even issue items in the military, so it never crossed our minds that it was needed. The .357s I shot would make my ears ring for days before it subsided and that was using factory loads.

I changed to some very hot 125 gr handloads and the blast was even worse. I still shoot those 125 gr loads, but I do wear hearing protection now!