Most accurate 4 inch 357 magnum revolver

#MOST ACCURATE 4 INCH 357 MAGNUM REVOLVER MANUALS#
#MOST ACCURATE 4 INCH 357 MAGNUM REVOLVER FULL#

IвЂ™ll start with one of the standard вЂњgo toвЂќ. So, with the above as background info, letвЂ™s get into the loads. 38 Special case, and the Missouri 148-grain double-ended wadcutter in a. 38 Special case, a powder-coated 158-grain semi-wadcutter in a. The bullets (from left to right) are the 110-grain Hornady jacketed hollow point, the 158-grain Hornady jacketed hollow point, the 158-grain Hornady jacketed flat point, the Xtreme 158-grain plated flatpoint, a cast 158-grain flatpoint, a cast 158-grain flatpoint in a. 357 Magnum cartridges and the last three are. I verified these loads in my Blackhawk with this latest round of testing, and like I said above, I explored a few more loads. The loads I like have worked well for me in any. ThatвЂ™s a bit unusual because frequently a load that is accurate in one gun wonвЂ™t be accurate in another, but that rule doesnвЂ™t seem to apply here. 357 Mag loads that have been superbly accurate in any of the. 357 Magnum testing at the West End Gun Club.357 Magnum Accuracy Loads

Always start with lower charges and work your way up, looking for any signs of excess pressure, and go no higher if you see signs of excess pressure.

#MOST ACCURATE 4 INCH 357 MAGNUM REVOLVER MANUALS#

Always consult a reputable reloading manual (I like the Hornady and Lyman manuals best). You should never just take these loads (or any others from the Internet) and simply run with them. I guess this is the appropriate place for the disclaimer: These are loads that work well in my Blackhawk. I thought it might be a good idea to document how they did in the Blackhawk, try a few more to see how they do, and share it all with you here on the ExNotes blog.

357 Magnum loads IвЂ™ve used over the last 50 years. ItвЂ™s one of myВ favorite revolvers and itвЂ™s not for sale (it never will be I learned my lesson about letting good guns get away). 357 Magnum now and itвЂ™s a 200th year stainless steel Blackhawk with a 6 1/2-inch barrel. On my gun, the liberty scrollmark is on top of the barrel. Every Ruger firearm manufactured in 1976 carries the 200th year bicentennial stamp, just like the one on my 200th year Blackhawk. The Ruger Blackhawks seem to last forever.

#MOST ACCURATE 4 INCH 357 MAGNUM REVOLVER FULL#

I had a new Model 27 that I wore out in a couple of seasons in the metallic silhouette game it suffered from extreme gas cutting under the top strap and a cylinder that sashayed around like an exotic dancer in a room full of big tippers. The Smiths were accurate, but they didnвЂ™t hold up under constant use with magnum loads. The Pythons were nice, but not nice enough to command the premium prices they pulled in the 1970s, and certainly not nice enough to pull the exorbitant amounts they sell for today. IвЂ™ve owned a couple of Colt Pythons, too. 357 Magnums over the yearsвЂ¦Rugers, a couple of Model 27 Smiths, a Model 28 Smith (remember that one?), a Model 19 Smith, and a Model 65 Smith. I wish I had not sold any of the Blackhawks. I bought my first one in a department store in Texas for under a hundred bucks back in the mid-1970s, and IвЂ™ve bought and sold several since.

RugerвЂ™s Blackhawk is an iconic firearm, one thatвЂ™s been in production since the 1950s in one form or another. I use standard rather than magnum primers. 357 Magnum revolver, including my stainless steel Ruger Blackhawk, is 15.7 grains of WinchesterвЂ™s 296 propellant and the Hornady 158-grain jacketed hollow point bullet. A favorite load that seems to work well in any.

Most accurate 4 inch 357 magnum revolver