Anyone chrono'd this round out of a 2 inch bbl. I saw one internet velocity of 1187 out of a 2.125 in bbl. Will this round expand at 1200 fps? Anyone ever tested this round out of a snub? Expansion and penetration. Thx

The Speer 125 and 135 grain GDHP bullets are Plated and not jacketed. What this means is they do not have a stiff jacket to peal back. The pictures I have seen looks like they should work just fine.

I am planning on putting together another Fackler Water Box shortly to do a little bullet testing in. I would like to see for myself how some of the 38 Special +P and 357 Magnum ammunition performs out of my concealed carry revolvers.

I likewise would like to see what my reloads will do. I have some 125 JHP CorBon Contract bullets, 125 Ranier Plated HP's, some 125 and 135 GDHP Speer and some 140, and 158 JHP Hornady XTP's. I think somewhere I still have some Sierra 125's also.

Running some velocity figures would not hurt either. Most loads published will not make the velocity numbers quoted out of anything we own.

Bob

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Don't know if this helps, but there is a poster on YouTube, TNoutdoors9, who has done about 300 velocity and expansion tests in gelatin. He uses a 3" bbl Ruger for .357 testing, not exactly the 2 1/8" of the 60, but 'close enough for government work,' IMO. Maybe he has tested the load you mention.

Worth a look?

P.S. He DOES test the 125gr Gold Dot .357!

The 125gr Gold Dot made 1230 fps through my 3 inch model 65. The 135 did 1100 fps from the same gun. Dean

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The rem 125 gr sjhp express in 357 does does 1200+ from my
Sp101 with a magnaport 4 port system on it.