357 mag muzzle energy ????
To hunt deer in MD with a handgun it requires over 700 foot pounds of muzzle energy from a 6 inch barrel minimum.
What is your typical factory 357 load putting out? any good handload suggestion?
What is your typical factory 357 load putting out? any good handload suggestion?
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Typical mag is putting out 4-600 ft lbs depending on weight. 357 is marginal,even in a long barreled pistol. 0 -
Whatta loada crappa!
Fiocchi 148gr. jhp (357E) has 720 @ muzzle
Lapua 150 gr. sjfn (4319214) has 834 @ muzzle
Lapua 158gr. sjhp (4319218) has 834 @ muzzle
Federal 180gr. cast core (P357J) has 675 @ muzzle
Figuring muzzle energy is a relatively easy thing to do if you know the weight of the projectile and its' velocity. A decent chronograph and a few dozen reloads can put you in the right direction.
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.357 Magnum 180gr Bonded-Core Soft Point
Range 0 50 100 125 150 175 200 yards
Velocity 1265 1172 1098 1067 1039 1014 992 fps
Energy 639.7 550.0 481.7 454.8 431.7 411.3 393.4 ft/lb
This Cor-Bon 180gr load comes close to 700ft-lbs.0 -
I hunt with a DW 8 1/2" barrel 357. I shoot Corbon 200gr, mv 1200, energy is 640ft/lbs. Dropped a 150lb doe at 65 yards. There are alot of nay sayers about 357, but alot of game has been killed with them, everything in North America! As long as your a good shoot with your gun, good ammo, and not taking on too much, 357 will be fine. On deer try to keep the shoot under 75 yards, much over that id hard for all most any handgun. I also shoot a ruger 44mag, and 454. It just depends which one I grab first, on the one that gets used that day. 0 -
You can get a pretty close estimate by using : E=MV(squared)/450380
E= Bullet energy
M= Bullet mass (in grains)
V= Bullet velocity (in feet/sec)
450380 is the constant needed to convert from gr/ft to lb/ft
7000 gr/lb x (g=32.17)x2
Works for any cartridge at any range.0
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