Skalkaho wrote on Mar 25
th, 2024 at 7:00pm:
Frank.I could see that being a great brush gun for up close.......
Pete, I was very impressed by my 357 Max. The third bullet I chronoed was a H&G 150 gr GC. I got 2291 fps, with 21.5 gr of 820. The 100 yd group was 3.1" and the best accuracy of 3 loads, starting at 20.0 gr.
Before people start saying that these loads are dangerous for a LW, let me say that I got this rifle in about 1990 and it was chambered in 357 Mag, for how many years, I don't know but, I re-chambered it in Max and the only thing that I knew, was what Frank DeHaas wrote about the LW, that they are good for 357 Mag pressures.
Disclaimer: Me and my LW didn't know that some people consider that the LW is dangerous at most any pressure level and by that, I do not recommend my loads for a LW! I give this info for a stronger rifle like the CPA in this thread.
If I only had one SS rifle and wanted to use it for both hunting and target work, it would be the 357 Max or, as I call it, 38 XL.