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Old 04-03-2019, 07:31 PM
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I have no idea what these are.
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Old 04-03-2019, 07:41 PM
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They are Federal .357 Magnum JHP.

If you have a scale, and another .357 Mag round of known weight you can determine if they are 180 gr., 158 gr. or 125 gr.
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Old 04-03-2019, 07:44 PM
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Bullet is a jacketed hollow-point design of the style provided by Sierra Bullets for years (actually I think Sierra called them "jacketed hollow cavity"). I suspect that Federal produced a lot or two of ammo featuring Sierra bullets. Lot of that going on in the 1980's or so.
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I have some similar old .357, which I know is 158gr swc jhp.
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Old 04-03-2019, 07:50 PM
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They are Federal .357 Magnum JHP.

If you have a scale, and another .357 Mag round of known weight you can determine if they are 180 gr., 158 gr. or 125 gr.
Thanks. They just looked a little different to me.
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Old 04-03-2019, 08:02 PM
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Thanks. They just looked a little different to me.
Soft nose HP.. got some 125gr around here somewhere..
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Old 04-03-2019, 08:55 PM
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Thanks everyone.

My brother was a LEO and carried a revolver for years.
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They look like 158 gr. to me.
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Thanks. They just looked a little different to me.
Federal is a big fan of the short jacket design with a lot of exposed lead in both jacketed soft point (JSP) and JHP designs.

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Bullet is a jacketed hollow-point design of the style provided by Sierra Bullets for years (actually I think Sierra called them "jacketed hollow cavity"). I suspect that Federal produced a lot or two of ammo featuring Sierra bullets. Lot of that going on in the 1980's or so.
I'm fairly sure this is correct. The bullets do look exactly like Sierra JHC bullets they used to sell. I think I still have some in 125gr, 140gr, 150gr and 170gr.
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They are Federal .357 Magnum JHP.

If you have a scale, and another .357 Mag round of known weight you can determine if they are 180 gr., 158 gr. or 125 gr.
I don't think this will work because the powder charge may be different and the case weight may be different between the two rounds. If you want to know the bullet weight accurately, you need to pull one and weigh it on a precise scale. (not hard to do)
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