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Ammo for big boy steel .357/.38 special

Post by Nitetrain40 » Thu Nov 02, 2017 8:26 am

Just got my 1st lever gun, 1st Henry! 1st gun in 357/ 38 special. So not too versed incthis,ammo or lever gun. I bought a few boxes of,American eagle .38 special 158 grain. Shot fine, tried 130 grain, shot fine. Really like the Henry!!! So my question is, I will do alot of plinking probably on average of 50 to 75 yards. What ammo works in both the .357/ .38special? I am getting the hornaday .357 lever revolution load for hunting. Please let me know what brand works for both 357/.38 special.
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Re: Ammo for big boy steel .357/.38 special

Post by BigAl52 » Thu Nov 02, 2017 9:02 am

No 2 guns are alike so you will need to just shoot some to find what yours likes.
http://www.sgammo.com/catalog/pistol-ammo-sale These guys have a good selection and there prices are good you might check them out for 38 special and 357. Al
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Re: Ammo for big boy steel .357/.38 special

Post by JEBar » Thu Nov 02, 2017 9:36 am

congratulations on getting your 357, we have one and its a fine rifle .... paper punching doesn't require high dollar ammo .... for us 38 special level ammo works fine at 25 to 40 so yards .... beyond that, we prefer 357 level ammo .... 38 special brass is shorter than 357 and using it can build up a ring that can impact the ease with which 357's can be chambered .... we are delighted to have you join our forum, looking forward to your contributions .... please take a look at our How Many ? thread (link below) and add you Henry to our community's total

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Re: Ammo for big boy steel .357/.38 special

Post by Nitetrain40 » Thu Nov 02, 2017 9:59 am

Thanks for the info, I did read about the .38 special .357 fouling. I usually leave cleaning material in my range bag, probably a quick patch cleaning at the receiver to clean it up before switching over to .357 Ammo.
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Re: Ammo for big boy steel .357/.38 special

Post by North Country Gal » Thu Nov 02, 2017 11:16 am

I do pretty well in 357 factory ammo with Mag-tech and PMC 158s for my paper punching. The high dollar hunting 357 loads from Hornady and Barnes and so on may or may not shoot better, but they do definitely shoot to a different POI, so be sure to sight in with your hunting loads before hunting.
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Re: Ammo for big boy steel .357/.38 special

Post by Sir Henry » Thu Nov 02, 2017 11:44 am

If you shoot a lot of 38 make sure you clean the chamber out before shooting the 357.
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Re: Ammo for big boy steel .357/.38 special

Post by clovishound » Thu Nov 02, 2017 11:55 am

If you shoot it as much as Clovispup and I shoot ours, you should really investigate reloading. No way I could afford factory ammo for the amount we shoot. The other advantage of that you can load .357 for about the same cost as .38. Most of the .357 rifles seem to feed a little smoother than the .38s.
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Re: Ammo for big boy steel .357/.38 special

Post by Nitetrain40 » Thu Nov 02, 2017 12:38 pm

My friend got I into reload slast year! I might have to hit him up for some .357/ .38 special! I give him brass all the time now for his reloads.
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Re: Ammo for big boy steel .357/.38 special

Post by steelersfan97 » Thu Nov 02, 2017 1:04 pm

I use Federal American Eagle .357 158 grain jacketed soft point in mine along with their .38 Special 158 grain lead round nose. These have hit what I was aiming at for the most part thus far so I have stuck with them.

Henry recommends a minimum grain bullet in .38 special. I think it is 130 grains.
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Re: Ammo for big boy steel .357/.38 special

Post by Nitetrain40 » Fri Nov 03, 2017 8:56 am

My 1st shots through it, were AE 158gr 38 special. I read if shooting 38 special, to use 158gr, but I had 130 grain I use in revolver, so I tried it anyway, ran fine.
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