Howard - 
4-Pointer
 | | 07/28/2007 9:11 PM |
| Greetings.
I think I asked this on the old forum but I don't know if anything's been resolved. Please help.
Hopefully I'll get to hunt on a WMA some 40 miles away during deer season. Wild hogs live there therefore I plan on bringing my .357 revolver as backup to and from the hunting spot. While I have every intention to shoot a hog or deer from my tree stand with my rifle, I may elect to shoot at a hog or deer if close enough with the revolver. I learned from my first deer that it's hard to get a rifle below my rifle rest for a shot close to the tree. In such a case surely my handgun would be easier to maneuver? In such a case what type of bullet do y'all suggest I get?
I want to impose as much knockdown and "killing power" as possible with my .357. Like I said before the rifle is my primary weapon and the revolver as a backup. I've no intention of buying a .44 mag to hunt deer- the .357 happens to be my home defense weapon as well. 4"barrel 7 shot.
Thanks in advance!
ps: I may have to get into reloading as well since bullet prices are rising, but I would rather wait until I hear from y'all as to what type of bullet I should buy. | | | |
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diggerdave -
Button Buck
| | 07/29/2007 4:30 PM |
| as far i am concerned you want at least hollow points, i personally carry hydra shocks in my 357 and 44 mag!! want something thgat wont pass thru and at the same time cause maximum damage!!!! this is what i carry to the mountains for hunting. if it will stop bears wolves and big kitties it should definitely stop a pig!! max damage means fasterdeath, hence less time to get you!!
diggerdave | | | |
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Howard -
4-Pointer
| | 07/29/2007 5:11 PM |
| Posted By diggerdave on 07/29/2007 4:30 PM
as far i am concerned you want at least hollow points, i personally carry hydra shocks in my 357 and 44 mag!! want something thgat wont pass thru and at the same time cause maximum damage!!!! this is what i carry to the mountains for hunting. if it will stop bears wolves and big kitties it should definitely stop a pig!! max damage means fasterdeath, hence less time to get you!!
diggerdave
I'll check out hydra shocks somewhere..maybe academy sports has them. If I can't get those what about a regular hollow point or a jacketed hollow point?
Thanks! | | | |
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Howard -
4-Pointer
| | 07/29/2007 5:11 PM |
| Posted By diggerdave on 07/29/2007 4:30 PM
as far i am concerned you want at least hollow points, i personally carry hydra shocks in my 357 and 44 mag!! want something thgat wont pass thru and at the same time cause maximum damage!!!! this is what i carry to the mountains for hunting. if it will stop bears wolves and big kitties it should definitely stop a pig!! max damage means fasterdeath, hence less time to get you!!
diggerdave
I'll check out hydra shocks somewhere..maybe academy sports has them. If I can't get those what about a regular hollow point or a jacketed hollow point?
Thanks! | | | |
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diggerdave -
Button Buck
| | 07/30/2007 12:03 AM |
| howard
federal ammo makes the hydra shocks and they are a jacketed hollow-point!
diggerdave | | | |
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wrenchman30 -
Button Buck
| | 07/30/2007 12:31 AM |
| | for the deer and hogs find some hornady with the 180gr bullets. | | | |
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idunno -
Button Buck
| | 11/18/2007 10:17 PM |
| | I gotta interjedt here. For home protection or the possibility of having to make a shot where lives are at stake the hollow point is your best bet. I too have a 7 shot 357 mag that I keep around the house for personal protection. The hydra shoks are fine for that. they are designed to expand and dump all energy into target with hopes of not having a pass through. Therefore not risking injury to innocent bystanders. When hunting you really want a bullet that will give maximum penetration and hope for an exit wound. In my experience deer and hogs will usually run away from even the most lethal of hits. If you don't have an exit wound you will have very little if any blood trail to track the animal. Most animals do very little bleeding from the entry wound. Just my opinion based on what I have seen and read. | | | |
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idunno -
Button Buck
| | 11/18/2007 10:19 PM |
| | By the way Federal makes a really good hard cast lead bullet in the 180 gr weight that does exactly that. Other than that, you can look into any of the jacketed flat nose bullets. | | | |
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Dakota Danny -
4-Pointer
| | 11/19/2007 8:07 PM |
| animal defense? looking at the subject line...I'd worry more about criminals than squirrels.
Just teasing. I like my 10mm glock. Enough power to be legal in most states. Glock Semi-auto and reliable.
Before buying, do check your game laws. It won't hurt to call the game wardens in your area. I say this, because many states are constantly lobbying to change regs. I do know that a 357 is not legal in SD, but the magnum is. I'd hate to buy the mag, all to have the GFP make it illegal to use next year. | | | |
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Walter -
4-Pointer
Melvern Kansas
| | 11/19/2007 9:03 PM |
| | I have to agree with idunno you need a harder case bullet to go through the animal, now I dont know your regs there, but I know here in Kansas the casing on the 357 is to short to be leagle to hunt with, as well in my home state in new mexico. So you might want to make sure it is leagle to hunt with where you are at. | |
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M.Gilbert3 -
Button Buck
New Hampshire
| | 11/27/2007 6:57 AM |
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federal ammo makes the hydra shocks and they are a jacketed hollow-point!
I shot my deer with a 200 grain hollow point from 20 yards away. The max damage is an understatement. the bullet ripped apart his insides and lodged into his ribs. I think they should work fine. | | | |
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