tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post6467265971972533541..comments2024-03-18T21:40:02.383-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: Oh no, this isn't alarmingFirehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-9780846622918566722012-12-01T07:03:26.099-08:002012-12-01T07:03:26.099-08:00This year I tried a different deer load for my .35...This year I tried a different deer load for my .357 Rossi carbine. I used 21 grains of W296 to push a 125-grain semi-jacked hollow point to just under 2000 fps. Sadly, I was not able to test it on an actual deer, but it's an accurate load in my gun.<br />MichigammeDaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-52784342322024305072012-11-30T16:25:27.787-08:002012-11-30T16:25:27.787-08:00I'd think it'd work nicely, especially fro...I'd think it'd work nicely, especially from a rifle, 140-grain bullets or heavier. I seem to recall that with a rifle-length barrel you can get ~1800fps from the cartridge; with the right bullet, that'd take deer to at least 100 yards with no problem.<br /><br />All he had along, ammunition-wise, was some 158-grain flatnose and some 158-grain semi-wadcutter, both probably about 1100-1200 in a 6" pistol, and it handled them nicely.Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-3875700956585494142012-11-30T16:09:03.108-08:002012-11-30T16:09:03.108-08:00Why wouldn't .357 be a decent deer caliber? Wh...Why wouldn't .357 be a decent deer caliber? What is the speed of the bullet from that barrel? How does that rifle handle hand loads with heavier bullets?<br /><br />Gerry N.noreply@blogger.com