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Originally Posted by hotrod150
IMHO if it will expand at 800 out of a 38 snubby, it will likely fail & come apart at 1200 (?) out of a longer-barrelled 357 magnum. You can't have it both ways, aka "there ain't no free lunch".
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Very true. However, what's unusual about Gold Dots in general is that because they're a bonded design, they tend to be a little more forgiving about being overdriven (i.e. they won't shed weight or petals as easily) though I wouldn't exactly call their performance at hyper velocities "optimal" (they have a tendency to under penetrate). Like you, though, I'm quite happy sticking with the "old technology" LHP.
For what it's worth, the .357 iteration of the Short Barrel load is barely pushing 1000 FPS from a 2" vented test barrel according to ATK.