357 mag HP block buster amo

[620 mag]

i received a 357 magnum round from a former Mississippi LE officer that he told me it was a block buster it was pointed (not like one i ever seen ) and i was wondering if you have eny info on this round he told me it was what the MS.HP cared . Thanks for the info
P.s i am in Europe and am missing my S&W 620 very .

 

[620 mag]

i received a 357 magnum round from a former Mississippi LE officer that he told me it was a block buster it was pointed (not like one i ever seen ) and i was wondering if you have eny info on this round he told me it was what the MS.HP cared . Thanks for the info
P.s i am in Europe and am missing my S&W 620 very .

 

[Railbender]

Did it look like the ammo pictured in this thread?
http://smith-wessonforum.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/695107034/m/9141082443

 

[620 mag]

That is it i have only 1.
so can i get a box and are they better then what you can find today ?
thanks you have solved a mystery for me
michael

 

[Farmer17]

I remember growing up hearing how the .357 Mag could penetrate the engine block on a vehicle and disable it. I doubt if that happened very often.

 

[WR Moore]

The late Charlie Askins tested the various .357 metal piercing rounds back in the day. They could penetrate the water jacket of an engine block, wasn't a sure thing. "Busting the block" as in causing sufficient mechanical damage to stop the engine right there......not hardly.

The thin wall casting techniques and aluminum blocks around these days just might change things, but even the aluminum blocks have cast iron cylinder sleeves (the unlamented Vega excepted).

 

[Nframe357]

Originally posted by WR Moore:
The late Charlie Askins tested the various .357 metal piercing rounds back in the day. They could penetrate the water jacket of an engine block, wasn't a sure thing. "Busting the block" as in causing sufficient mechanical damage to stop the engine right there......not hardly.

The thin wall casting techniques and aluminum blocks around these days just might change things, but even the aluminum blocks have cast iron cylinder sleeves (the unlamented Vega excepted).

Do you know what publication that was in? I'd love to have a copy of it for my collection,thanks!