What suggestions would you guys have for a load that will keep most of the power from a .357 SP-101 with a 3" barrel but cut down a little on the recoil and blast.
Since getting mine last week I've pretty much fallen in love with it. I've shot mostly .38 reloads using a variety of cast bullets (meaning whatever odds and ends I have around) and also some factory 158 grain .357's that I had around.
What I've found is that the .357's, although not terrible in terms of recoil, do have enough jump to them that they could stand to be cut down a bit. As I said, so far I've only tried the 158 grain loadings - Federal JSP's and Remington JHP's.
I still plan to carry at least 158 grain Hard Cast or JSP for use in the woods, but I'd like to have something with a little better recovery and a little less blast for CCW/HD use.
Any suggestions?
Since getting mine last week I've pretty much fallen in love with it. I've shot mostly .38 reloads using a variety of cast bullets (meaning whatever odds and ends I have around) and also some factory 158 grain .357's that I had around.
What I've found is that the .357's, although not terrible in terms of recoil, do have enough jump to them that they could stand to be cut down a bit. As I said, so far I've only tried the 158 grain loadings - Federal JSP's and Remington JHP's.
I still plan to carry at least 158 grain Hard Cast or JSP for use in the woods, but I'd like to have something with a little better recovery and a little less blast for CCW/HD use.
Any suggestions?