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357 Mag vs 44 Mag Penetration
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North Country Gal
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Re: 357 Mag vs 44 Mag Penetration
By the way, I do use the hardcast 180 357s as my carry load as defense against a possible black bear attack and have complete confidence in them. Griz would be a different story. Then it would be 44 mag on up.
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JEBar
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Re: 357 Mag vs 44 Mag Penetration
"you are a better man than I am Gunga Din" .. : D .. I have supreme confidence in our Redhawk 44 Mag but when it comes to Griz, I'd want a 45-70 ..North Country Gal wrote:By the way, I do use the hardcast 180 357s as my carry load as defense against a possible black bear attack and have complete confidence in them. Griz would be a different story. Then it would be 44 mag on up.
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Re: 357 Mag vs 44 Mag Penetration
Yes, it seems like that the same barrel length would have been a better comparison.North Country Gal wrote:I question the reliability of only a one shot test, but I'd say that it's pretty much a draw with those two individual guns. My experience, though, is that the 44 mag takes a really big hit on any barrel length under 4". Needs 4" or more to develop typical 44 mag velocities.
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