.357 Magnum Ammo hard to find??

[David LaPell]

Today in just an hour or so I cast up a good batch of 160 grain #358156 bullets that once sized (already lubed) will make a fine all around load for my 27-2. They cost me nothing as I am working off of a bucket of about 50 pounds of wheel weights that were given to me as one of the last here in NY before the lead WW ban went into affect. To buy what I cast would alone cost me over $25 in just the bullets. To buy loaded ammo with a similar bullet would be near $100.

Look into reloading, and then after that, look into casting your own. You will save a bundle.

 

[Nick B]

I was at a Super Walmart today . They had about 500 rounds of Federal .357 158 grain jacketed soft points for $21.00 a box of 50 .

 

[chief38]

The .357 Magnum cartridge is still a fantastic SD round, but in recent times the Semi Auto Pistol has become more popular with younger shooters and since the .357 Magnum is not really an Auto cartridge (yes, I know about the Coonan) it's demand has fallen a bit. Most of the guys like us that have and shoot the .357, hand load for it, and so I would expect that the gun stores don't stock as many varieties and the quantities they once did.

I am sure that if you asked your LGS to order some of you favorite flavors they probably would. If they won't they are readily gotten on line.

Chief38

 

[deerhtr]

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[ElToro]

i think the blazer brass .357 is loaded with gold dot. not as hot as the full bore stuff.

 

[gmansguns]

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[OFT II]

I see that you live in Spring. Try Carter Country or Academy. They ought to be able to fix you up. Academy will have the best price and Carter will have the best selection.

 

[tjpopkin]

You can handload ammo for about 25% the cost of commercial rounds. At $20-$30/box 50....it doesn't take long to pay for the reloading equipment, and from there, you are way ahead.
Terry

 

[rwsmith]

Hard to find,no. Expensive, yes. Why in the world would you go and buy a 686 and want to shoot 38 spl's in it? That gun is made for fullhouse 357 use it for what it is. If you want to shoot 38's buy a 38 spl.

Aw, come on. I sold my .38 special and got a 686 because I like variety and I can shoot .38 sp, .38 sp+p and .357. I intend to do all of this any time I go to the range. I do the same thing with my rifle, too. I experiment with reduced loads and run the gamut all the way to moose loads with all different shapes and weights of bullets. Oh, and throw in some shotgun loads to boot. This to me is the FUN way to shoot.

 

[CTG_COLLECTOR]

357Mag ammo can be expensive but it's not hard to find it by such manufacturers like ATK (Independence, Blazer, Blazer Brass, Lawman), Prvi Partizan, Aguila, Armscor USA, PMC Bronze or even steel cased WOLF to name a few.

 

[cp1969]

The only reliable source of .357 mag ammo I've ever found is my reloading bench. It's usually easier to find components than it is to find loaded ammo and the rounds you load are exactly what you want.

You don't need a bunch of money tied up in expensive progressive loaders, either. I reloaded .45LC for 20 years before getting a Dillon press.

 

[sierra255]

Ammo to Go has handled my ammo needs with fast shipping. I just received 6 new boxes of Speer Gold Dot .357

 

[ArchAngelCD]

You do realize this thread is a year old already, right?

If the OP hasn't bought ammo in the past year I'm fairly sure he won't be getting any now. (a year old, really???)

 

[SmokewagonSD]

I agree, and reloading is fun in itself, just adds another dimension to our lifestyle.

consider reloading...i can load what i want,when i want it...357 range ammo costs me about $5.00 per fifty rounds...the hot self defense loads just a tad more...easy decision for me if you plan on doing much shooting

 

[cp1969]

You do realize this thread is a year old already, right?

If the OP hasn't bought ammo in the past year I'm fairly sure he won't be getting any now. (a year old, really???)

Most conversations are rehash of the same thing; I haven't seen a great deal of truly original threads on any gun board. Who knows, it may have kept someone else from starting a brand new thread about the exact same thing.

 

[jrmstl]

Exactly it has helped me considerably! Thanks!

 

[Doug M.]

I ordered 2K of Gold Dot SB 357 from an LE distributor as the cheapest recommended service ammo I could find. It wasn't a bad price, but it has been over 4 months and it will be shipping in a few days. The auto pistol service ammo takes up so much of the capacity of ammo makers that revolver ammo is left out n the cold most of the time.

I am starting to save brass to commence reloading for a lot of reasons; this is one.