Nightcrawler
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I've been thinking. It's frustrating trying to find sufficiently powerful (but not too powerful) .45 Colt ammo for my 25-5, and .41 Mag ammo is insanely expensive.
Also, both of my revolvers have 6" barrels, and are beautiful old Smiths, neither of which is any longer in production. Not exactly an ideal beater, shoot-the-crap-out-of-it gun.
I'm wondering if I just shouldn't break down and buy that .357 one of these days. I know which one I'd want.
Stainless 4" GP100 with adjustable sights.
It's not big bore, and typically I prefer big bore (you have to worry less about expansion), but .357 does pack a whallop if loaded right. And, Cor-Bon's (for example) self-defense .45 Colt load is a 200 grain JHP at 1100fps. Well, Cor-Bon also makes a 200 grain .357 that goes at about 1200 fps. Same bullet weight, a little more speed. (Granted, .45 Colt can do it with less pressure, but it's a much bigger cartridge.) And there's all sorts of .357 Magnum stuff out there to try out. Not thinking I'm going to be big on the 110-140 grain loads; 158 grains and up would suit me better. I like heavier bullets. For example, I think a 300 grain .45 Colt bullet moving at 950 feet per second would make a very nice round.
So, who has a GP100, how's it shoot, and how do you like shooting the hotloads in it?
Pictures are always welcome, naturally.
Also, both of my revolvers have 6" barrels, and are beautiful old Smiths, neither of which is any longer in production. Not exactly an ideal beater, shoot-the-crap-out-of-it gun.
I'm wondering if I just shouldn't break down and buy that .357 one of these days. I know which one I'd want.
Stainless 4" GP100 with adjustable sights.
It's not big bore, and typically I prefer big bore (you have to worry less about expansion), but .357 does pack a whallop if loaded right. And, Cor-Bon's (for example) self-defense .45 Colt load is a 200 grain JHP at 1100fps. Well, Cor-Bon also makes a 200 grain .357 that goes at about 1200 fps. Same bullet weight, a little more speed. (Granted, .45 Colt can do it with less pressure, but it's a much bigger cartridge.) And there's all sorts of .357 Magnum stuff out there to try out. Not thinking I'm going to be big on the 110-140 grain loads; 158 grains and up would suit me better. I like heavier bullets. For example, I think a 300 grain .45 Colt bullet moving at 950 feet per second would make a very nice round.
So, who has a GP100, how's it shoot, and how do you like shooting the hotloads in it?
Pictures are always welcome, naturally.
