Garman
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Since it is raining like cats and dogs our and I am bored, I decided to take some pics of 3 different manufacturers of 357 180 gr hard cast ammo that I just recently recd. I have Buffalo Bore Heavy 357 Magnum Outdoorsman (19A/20), Double Tap 357 Mag 180gr Hardcast Solid, and Underwood 357 Mag 180gr Lead Flat Nose #720. There is no shooting information involved since I have not shot any of them yet. This is simply an observation of each round from the different companies.
The first three pictures show the box that each come in with the manufacturer's information.
The fourth pictures shows that apparently each manufacturer use Starline shell cases. The case on the right is from Double Tap and it appears to be maybe an older case or something as the markings are a little different but show the same information. Underwood apparently uses nickel plated cases.
The last picture shows the crimping around the bullet and length of each cartridge. The crimping on the Buffalo Bore on the left is definitely wider than the crimping on the Underwood and Double Tap. I also noticed that the cartridge from Double Tap, furthest right, is also taller than the Buffalo Bore and Underwood.
Finally I weighed 6 random cartridgess from each box using my gram scale. Here is the results.
Buffalo Bore ranged from 17.4 - 17.6 grams
Underwood ranged from 17.6 - 17.7 grams
Double Tap ranged from 17.5 - 17.7 grams
So, there it is. Nothing scientific about this. I didn't even use calipers to actually measure the length of the cartridges, but you can clearly see that the cartridge from Double Tap is slightly longer. I am not brand loyal to any of them. I bought the three different brands just to use in either my GP-100 6" or my 686+ 3" when I go into the woods.
Cheers
The first three pictures show the box that each come in with the manufacturer's information.
The fourth pictures shows that apparently each manufacturer use Starline shell cases. The case on the right is from Double Tap and it appears to be maybe an older case or something as the markings are a little different but show the same information. Underwood apparently uses nickel plated cases.
The last picture shows the crimping around the bullet and length of each cartridge. The crimping on the Buffalo Bore on the left is definitely wider than the crimping on the Underwood and Double Tap. I also noticed that the cartridge from Double Tap, furthest right, is also taller than the Buffalo Bore and Underwood.
Finally I weighed 6 random cartridgess from each box using my gram scale. Here is the results.
Buffalo Bore ranged from 17.4 - 17.6 grams
Underwood ranged from 17.6 - 17.7 grams
Double Tap ranged from 17.5 - 17.7 grams
So, there it is. Nothing scientific about this. I didn't even use calipers to actually measure the length of the cartridges, but you can clearly see that the cartridge from Double Tap is slightly longer. I am not brand loyal to any of them. I bought the three different brands just to use in either my GP-100 6" or my 686+ 3" when I go into the woods.
Cheers
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