bunnspecial
Regular Member
I just picked up my first .357 Magnum this weekend, a 1966 vintage S&W 28-2(6").
I'm just wondering what some of the more experienced folks here prefer as far as an SD ammo for this.
I've been carrying the 135gr 38 special +P short barrel gold dots in my J-frame, and I've been happy with the penetration/expansion when I've shot water jugs and wet phone books.
I see that Speer also makes a couple of different gold dot .357s, both a short barrel and "standard" load. The short barrel, at least on paper, doesn't look like too much of a step-up from the +Ps that I have. The standard looks a lot more impressive on paper, but of course it also presumably comes with the other problems associated with powerful .357s(i.e. muzzle and cylinder flash, loud, heavy recoil).
I'm thinking that at least for potential inside needs I'm probably going to stick with the +Ps, but would also like to have a little more power available should the need arise.
Any thoughts on this?
I'm just wondering what some of the more experienced folks here prefer as far as an SD ammo for this.
I've been carrying the 135gr 38 special +P short barrel gold dots in my J-frame, and I've been happy with the penetration/expansion when I've shot water jugs and wet phone books.
I see that Speer also makes a couple of different gold dot .357s, both a short barrel and "standard" load. The short barrel, at least on paper, doesn't look like too much of a step-up from the +Ps that I have. The standard looks a lot more impressive on paper, but of course it also presumably comes with the other problems associated with powerful .357s(i.e. muzzle and cylinder flash, loud, heavy recoil).
I'm thinking that at least for potential inside needs I'm probably going to stick with the +Ps, but would also like to have a little more power available should the need arise.
Any thoughts on this?