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09-19-2020, 03:45 PM
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Model 60-15 and 110 grain 357 ammo??
A shooting buddy recently bought a 60-15 which is a 3" J frame 357. He has been shooting 38 spl in it but a friend gave him a couple of boxes of 357 110 grain to try. As I recall the standard 357 load for S&W revolvers was the 158 grain. The 125 was hotter and not reccommended for a steady diet. Does that mean the 110 is hotte yet and maybe shouldn't be run through a J frame? What are your opinions of 357 ammo for a current production J frame 357?
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09-19-2020, 03:57 PM
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Well, I await more expert opinions, but I think any factory 357 magnum ammo will be ok in a 60-15.
It's a very strong gun.
Most likely your hand will give out before your gun.
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09-19-2020, 04:14 PM
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110 grain .357
The 5 shot J frames don't have the flat spot on the bottom of the forcing cone of the 6 shot K frame magnums. That is the point of failure of the Model 19/66 shooting the light bullet magnums. They should be fine to shoot through the Model 60.
I think 110 magnums are kind of a crapy load in general though. But fun to shoot around dusk......
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09-19-2020, 04:28 PM
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Most of the 110gr .357 Magnum loads I've seen are not full-power loads. I used to shoot WWB 110gr SJHP .357 Magnum loads when I had a 3" 65. No issues. That particular load is rated for about 1,295fps, so ballistically it's similar to 9mm 115gr +P/+P+. Light recoil in a steel K-frame, makes an impressive fireball at the range. Not the best defensive load, but I wouldn't call it the worst, either. Don't have any experience with other loads with that bullet weight.
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09-19-2020, 04:28 PM
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The Winchester version of the 110 grain does not have the velocity of some of the full bore 125 grain loads. It’s kind of like a 38 Special +p+.
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09-19-2020, 04:51 PM
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You can shoot .357s all day long in a "modern" model 60-15. It's made for a steady diet of them.
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09-19-2020, 05:43 PM
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The weight of the bullet has nothing to do with how hot the load is.
It is the type and amount of powder that determines that.
Having said that I have never liked any factory loaded 110 grain ammo.
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09-19-2020, 05:48 PM
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I've got a 60-15 and I shoot the WWB 110 grain.357's through it every time I go to the range without a problem. As a disclaimer, I don't shoot many, just enough to clean the chambers out after shooting my .38 special handloads. They do light up a room though!
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09-19-2020, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by BillBond
The weight of the bullet has nothing to do with how hot the load is.
It is the type and amount of powder that determines that.
Having said that I have never liked any factory loaded 110 grain ammo.
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The weight of the bullet is also the length of the bullet, and as far as strap cutting goes it has a lot to do with it.
Contrary to a lot of the posts here, if you shoot a bunch of 357 through a J frame, it will loosen up the gun faster than if you were shooting the same through a k or l frame or any Ruger. I think of J frames as being chambered for 357, but not really being guns made for 357.
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09-19-2020, 07:54 PM
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I think that the 110 grain .357 might be a good SD defense load for a short barrel.
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