Today, I took my Ruger Security Six 4 inch and my S&W Highway Patrolman M28 6 inch down to the range to test various loads comparing them to my new Buffalo Bore Heavy Magnum 180 gr. The results were interesting. I had the following.
110 gr Winchester JHP .357 Magnum: Felt very little recoil compared to the others in both the Ruger and the S&W.
125 gr Winchester JSP .357 Magnum: VERY different. Harder recoil (naturally as it is a heavier round) but a firey flash out of both the 6 inch and the 4 inch muzzel
180 gr Buffalo Bore LSWC .357 Magnum: BOOOOM!!! Hard recoil, especially in the 4 inch Ruger Security Six. So hard was the recoil in this gun that the back tip of the hammer cut the joint of my thumb as the gun would snap back and the grips sliding through my hand. But interestingly, there was no bright muzzel flash as I had experienced with the 125 gr rounds.
110 gr Winchester JHP .357 Magnum: Felt very little recoil compared to the others in both the Ruger and the S&W.
125 gr Winchester JSP .357 Magnum: VERY different. Harder recoil (naturally as it is a heavier round) but a firey flash out of both the 6 inch and the 4 inch muzzel
180 gr Buffalo Bore LSWC .357 Magnum: BOOOOM!!! Hard recoil, especially in the 4 inch Ruger Security Six. So hard was the recoil in this gun that the back tip of the hammer cut the joint of my thumb as the gun would snap back and the grips sliding through my hand. But interestingly, there was no bright muzzel flash as I had experienced with the 125 gr rounds.