[yarddog]

I had one in .357 maximum. I bought a fifty round box of brass at the same time. I loaded them down a bit but it was still really powerful.

Daddy got a chain saw wedged in an oak. I used the handi rifle to shoot the limb in two. It was a good 8 inches in diameter.

One of those I really wish I had kept.

[Oberon]

.357 Maximum must be quite a caliber in a long gun... I wonder how its ballistics compare to a .35 Remington.

My son's deer rifle of choice is a Rossi carbine in .357 Magnum. The extra barrel length turns the Magnum caliber into a whole different animal; think 500 fps additional velocity over the book ratings.

[Afterguard]

That’s the kind of punishment you get from shooting a full-load .357 magnum in a 1.7/8 inch Scandium S&W M&P 340. It’s an awesome BUG but not fun to shoot.