Remington 125 gr, JSP 357 mag rounds

[Research Nerd]

Guys,

I'm headed to the range saturday and need ammo. I'm considering buying 100 rounds of Remington 125 gr JSP. How is the recoil in a 686 4" barrel?? I tried some Federal Champion 158 grain JSP and it kicked like an old mule.

My local Wally World has the Remington 100 round box for $45 so this is why I'm considering.

Let me know what you think,

Research Nerd

 

[Hapworth]

Coincidentally was just firing some through a K-frame with rubber Hogue Monos yesterday and, though you know it's a magnum, felt very manageable.

I would guess with a 4" L-frame you should be good to go unless your grips are all wrong for you...

 

[Larry from Bend]

Those Rems should have a bit less felt recoil becuz of the lighter bullet: but that's just a generalization. I wouldn't think either would kick a lot in an L frame. Sounds like you need to go grip hunting.

 

[Research Nerd]

Larry From Bend,

Yeah, I'm looking at some Pachmyer recoil grips. I have small hands anyway, but I think this would help.

Thanks for the recommendation.

 

[Old cop]

I used this load in my Ruger Vaquero and it lets you know your shooting .357, but nothing too terrible.

 

[Hapworth]

Those Rems should have a bit less felt recoil becuz of the lighter bullet: but that's just a generalization.

I always thought lighter bullets kicked more than heavier ones because of the increased velocity?

 

[bpeddicord]

I shot a couple boxes of the 125 Grain JSP Remington magnums at an IDPA match a couple months back. Didn't recoil bad in my 4" 686 but it did get everyone's attention with the noise and muzzle blast.

 

[Larry from Bend]

I always thought lighter bullets kicked more than heavier ones because of the increased velocity?

Increased velocity doesn't cause increased recoil --- increased pressure and ejected mass does.

It's reasonable to assume that both loads are factory loaded to SAAMI pressure specs --- given that, the ejecta's increased mass (the bullet mainly) --- causes more foot pounds of recoil. This is much more easily detected in rifles than in handguns.

 

[bearfoot]

wood grips just seem to twist. but i have big hands. used pachmyers. changed to houge w/ finger grips is the most comfortable, and controls the twist, recoil, just seems to help go back to to the sighting picture. my 2 cents.

 

[Hapworth]

Increased velocity doesn't cause increased recoil --- increased pressure and ejected mass does.

It's reasonable to assume that both loads are factory loaded to SAAMI pressure specs --- given that, the ejecta's increased mass (the bullet mainly) --- causes more foot pounds of recoil. This is much more easily detected in rifles than in handguns.

Interesting and informative -- thank you.

 

[WR Moore]

The full house 125s by any manufacturer are hard on all participants: user, weapon and recipient. The Golden Saber version at about 1250 fps are a whole lot easier on the user and the weapon while not being significantly deficient on any recipient critter.

We used the Federal version with 681s as issue. While we shot a massive amount, the toll on the weapons was pretty fierce.