Well, I finally found one of my "unicorn" guns, a S&W 686 Plus 3" Talo edition. Since I am going to be using this as my woods gun(when I'm not carrying my 329 Night Guard) I was wondering, can I can shoot +P loads out of it? I ran across a good deal on some 158gr Speer +p ammo and I don't want to buy it if I can't shoot it. I don't plan on shooting it on a regular basis.

Thanks in advance for the help guys!

The 686 is chambered for 357 mag which does not come in +p. Any revolver chambered for .357 mag can also shoot .38 special which is a much milder round. 38 Sp. does come in +p but it is still significantly milder than .357 mag. So bottom line is yes you can safely shoot .357 mag, 38 special+p, or standard 38 special from any 686.

Hmmm, interesting. This is the ammo that I found a deal on from a friend. It says that it is .357 magnum +p???

"NEW" .357 Mag 158gr Speer Bonded Unicore Hollow Point +P 1000pk

I had never heard of .357 magnum +p ammo that's why I figured I'd ask you guys and see if you had any information on it.

.357 +p is not saami listed so what is the pressure? No don't buy that stuff. They are out of stock anyway. And it looked like a bullet not a cartrage. With no saami listing what legal department would let you sell it? There is a .357 max but it's too long to chamber in .357 mag. Feed that unicorn good stuff or he'll go away on the next rainbow

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Yeah, that ad doesn't make any sense really. It is for bullets (not cartridges). Bullets are just bullets. There is no such thing as a +P bullet in any caliber! Probably a typo on the ad I'd have to assume?

The link is to an ad for bullets, not loaded rounds. Bullets (projectiles) are what go down the barrel.

A loaded round or cartridge is the complete ammo.

That ad is not for ammo.

That is loaded ammo, the picture just shows the bullet. My friend has a full ammo can of it. Either way looks like I'll just pass on it. Thanks guys.