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Thread: The Ideal 357 Magnum Self Defense Round?

  1. #61
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    Quote Originally Posted by Char-Gar View Post
    That is still going to sail on through the bad guy and takeout whoever it behind him or her. Some years ago, there was a big prison riot when a guard shot an inmate with the old 38 Special 158 grain rounds nose and took out another inmate across the yard.

    Over penetration is no joke. Nobody wants to survive a bad guy and then go broke in court when the innocent bystander takes you to the cleaners, which they will do.
    Or worse, take out the bad guy and one of your kids in another room.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rintinglen View Post
    I a 158 grain LHPSWC Remington 38 +p would more likely make the cut.
    That’s my carry load.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check