seagill
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I found this article and was wondering what the folks here thought about this info.
AMMUNITION FOR THE SELF-DEFENSE FIREARM
AMMUNITION FOR THE SELF-DEFENSE FIREARM
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Steve C
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The article is well written and the opinions expressed are for the most part sound. I don't exactly agree with all the statements mostly pertaining to 9mm and 147 gr bullets and opinions on ammo selection for rifles but you wouldn't be at any particular disadvantage if you followed the articles advise.
c.marsh
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BULLET WEIGHT
big bullets make bigger hole's.if you have good shot placement....
big bullets make bigger hole's.if you have good shot placement....
David Sinko
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It's heartwarming to know that some out there are so concerned about the safety and well being of their assailants. I fear the author has no real world experience whatsoever. It also seems very dated, as there is no mention of the better bullets on the market today.
Dave Sinko
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Dragon88
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Yet another article by yet another guy on his high horse. 
"The military uses ball because it feeds well (i.e. rarely jams), penetrates far, and the military is required to use ball under the Geneva Convention."
Hague, not Geneva. Geneva is about POWs.
Other than that not too bad of an article stating what is mostly pretty well known already. Can't agree on the .357 more powerful than the .41 or .44 mag. I've owned borh .357 and .41, and trust me, the .41 would punch thru things the .357 bounced off. Not much more recoil either.
Hague, not Geneva. Geneva is about POWs.
Other than that not too bad of an article stating what is mostly pretty well known already. Can't agree on the .357 more powerful than the .41 or .44 mag. I've owned borh .357 and .41, and trust me, the .41 would punch thru things the .357 bounced off. Not much more recoil either.
REM 3200
US Veteran
Well, it's a little out of date and I don't know who wrote it, but I'd bet his eyes are brown.
mistermills357
US Veteran
It is a pretty good article and there is not much to criticize about it.
I take exception to this part though:
Crappy .357 Magnum loads you should not carry for self-defense.
Never carry soft-points, semi-wadcutters, or any of the 158 grain or 180
grain jacketed hollowpoints - these are solely for hunting or target use.
Stick to jacketed hollowpoints under 150 grains in weight. The heavier
bullets kick heavily and will shoot high and confuse you.
However:
I can't tell a dimes worth of difference between a 125 grain load and a 158 gr load. In my experience they both have kick and they tend to twist the the gun in my hand during recoil. I like them both, they are butt-kickers.
I have fired enough to have overcome any difficulty in getting back on target. A .357 is tough to shoot in a rapid fire sit-rep, but it is doable.
Muzzle flash can be blinding though, so test your theories in practice. Shoot it fast, shoot it slow; shoot it in the daylight then do it at night. You will learn a lot that way.
All-lead bullets are okay for practice but you will have to spend twice as long cleaning
your gun. ( I strongly agree with that assessment, do not use lead rounds in a .357 Mag. )
I take exception to this part though:
Crappy .357 Magnum loads you should not carry for self-defense.
Never carry soft-points, semi-wadcutters, or any of the 158 grain or 180
grain jacketed hollowpoints - these are solely for hunting or target use.
Stick to jacketed hollowpoints under 150 grains in weight. The heavier
bullets kick heavily and will shoot high and confuse you.
However:
I can't tell a dimes worth of difference between a 125 grain load and a 158 gr load. In my experience they both have kick and they tend to twist the the gun in my hand during recoil. I like them both, they are butt-kickers.
I have fired enough to have overcome any difficulty in getting back on target. A .357 is tough to shoot in a rapid fire sit-rep, but it is doable.
Muzzle flash can be blinding though, so test your theories in practice. Shoot it fast, shoot it slow; shoot it in the daylight then do it at night. You will learn a lot that way.
All-lead bullets are okay for practice but you will have to spend twice as long cleaning
your gun. ( I strongly agree with that assessment, do not use lead rounds in a .357 Mag. )
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sigp220.45
US Veteran
"Anonymous" sounds a lot like "Deputy Ed".
Reads like a Cor Bon commercial. I agree it sounds like somebody regurgitating opinions from his favorite gunwriters without the benefit of any real world experience.
Reads like a Cor Bon commercial. I agree it sounds like somebody regurgitating opinions from his favorite gunwriters without the benefit of any real world experience.
If you really liked this article A LOT, here's some more of equal quality on different subjects:
The Journal of Irreproducible Results: Favorites
The Journal of Irreproducible Results: Favorites
safearm
US Veteran
No serious work would ever be signed or authored by Anonymous. It's not worth the time to read.
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