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Home<\/a> \u00bb Ammunition<\/a> \u00bb Throwback Thursday: Best .357 Magnum Loads for Hunting and Defense<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Among my favorite cartridges is the .357 Magnum<\/a>. The .357 Magnum is a versatile, hard-hitting, and effective caliber. It is useful for many roles, but proper load selection is critical for success in these roles. Among the chores the .357 Magnum may be used for is personal defense, home defense, hunting small game, hunting medium-sized game, and for animal defense. The cartridge is versatile, but without proper load selection you will have a problem with performance. <\/p>\n

As an example, a lightweight, fast-opening bullet may simply stop in a wild boar\u2019s shoulder blade and fail to fully penetrate. On the other hand, a hard-cast bullet intended for use against deer-sized game will over penetrate for use in the home and lacks expansion and wound potential against dedicated human threats. Let\u2019s look at some of the possible scenarios. While there are a number of general-purpose loads that may be useful in more than one scenario, this overlap of roles should be understood.<\/p>\n

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We don\u2019t need a full .357 Magnum load in this scenario. Magnum revolvers<\/a> function well with .38 Special<\/a> loads. A factory 148-grain wadcutter is wonderfully accurate. At 700 fps or so, recoil isn\u2019t a consideration. <\/p>\n

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