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The .357 Magnum for Survival: You Can’t Do Better
alloutdoor.com ^ | 5/13/2015 | Pat Cascio

Posted on 05/16/2015 9:12:06 AM PDT by rktman

As a martial arts/firearms’ instructor, I’m often asked what constitutes the “best” gun for a survival situation. My stock answer is, “A good .357 Magnum stainless steel revolver with a 4-inch barrel.” However, when asked this question at other times, I’ll simply tell the person that the gun they are carrying is the “best” because it’s what they are carrying at the time they might need it.

But really, when it comes to the .357 Magnum, there isn’t a better gun/ammo combination anyone could ask for in an all-around “best” gun set-up. I don’t make this statement lightly, either. The .357 Magnum round in a good, solid, stainless steel revolver can put meat on the table or save your bacon if need be.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism
KEYWORDS: 2a; 2ndamendment; banglist; guncontrol; secondamendment
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To: rktman

self ping


61 posted on 05/16/2015 10:39:52 AM PDT by advertising guy ( panties - not the best thing on earth, but next to it .)
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To: M Kehoe
I've had a stainless 4"barrel Ruger 100 for almost year. It's my first and only handgun. My wife has small hands and chose a 101 with a 3" barrel They've been great fun with .38 only. I've fired about 900 rounds and she has fired about 400. She had a problem with a heavy trigger pull on her 101, which was definitely more than mine, and the gun shop fixed it right away. She's much more accurate than I am, but takes a lot more time to get any shot off.

We have them only for target shooting fun.

All the rounds we've fired have been Magtech 158gr. Those were only FMJ until recently when I got some semi-jacketed hollow-point which gave us both _jamming_ problems. Revolvers are not supposed to jam. Ever. I think the cartridge casing of the SJHP is very susceptible to overheating when firing more than 15-20 rounds.

I got some more FMJ and we'll try out a mix of the two types of rounds at an indoor range today. If the SJHP still gives us problems, I'll sell it for whatever I can get, and replace it with some .357 for self-defense purposes.

62 posted on 05/16/2015 10:41:42 AM PDT by Thud
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To: rktman

I own a SW .357. Have you ever shot that sucker WITHOUT ear protection? My idiot son did once and almost dropped the weapon from the pain.


63 posted on 05/16/2015 10:42:27 AM PDT by Herosmith ("Hindsight alone is not wisdom, And second-guessing is not a strategy." - GWB)
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To: Thud
Good afternoon. I have some comments, fwiw...

She had a problem with a heavy trigger pull

The First lady also. Me, not so much. She adapted with much range time. Now, we can't get to the range as often...

Revolvers are not supposed to jam.

True. We have never had a problem with the GP 100 jamming. My best guess is 400 rounds no problem...although rough on the hand of the First lady.

Your are doing good. For example a .25 might be right for the lady to carry in her purse, but if its holstered, you want a .357.

Each to his own I guess.

5.56mm

64 posted on 05/16/2015 10:55:01 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: Salgak

When you start with a rifle, not many people with a pistol will be taking it away from you.


65 posted on 05/16/2015 10:56:06 AM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: FreedomPoster

I can at this very moment walk in and purchase more .22 LR for $100 than you can buy .357 for the same amount. I can also easily carry 1,000 rds in my pack and all my gear. How much .357 can you do the same with? If I have to defend from a bear, a .357 pistol outperforms a .22 rifle. I’m had pressed to identify another such situation.


66 posted on 05/16/2015 11:02:12 AM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: SIDENET
I know they have gotten EXPENSIVE. Maybe because Rick on the show "Walking Dead" uses one.

I have heard they are one of the finest revolvers ever made.

67 posted on 05/16/2015 11:09:29 AM PDT by painter ( Isaiah: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,")
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To: rktman

Well, I have close at hand a Ruger GP100 .357 with a 4” barrel. A Para Ordinance 45acp with a 13 round magazine and a S&W Model 1917 in 45ACP.


68 posted on 05/16/2015 11:12:09 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: rktman

I hear him saying Smith & Wesson model 66. Or maybe 686 but the 66 is better looking IMO.


69 posted on 05/16/2015 11:16:41 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: M Kehoe
"Ruger GP 100 (6") is an excellent revolver"

Yes it is. I dropped a running coyote at 60 yards with a single shot from mine. Yeah I know, lucky shot.

70 posted on 05/16/2015 11:21:17 AM PDT by semaj (People get ready, Jesus is coming!)
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To: semaj
I dropped a running coyote at 60 yards with a single shot from mine. Yeah I know, lucky shot.

Awesome, can I see the carcass?

I don't have to say j/k.

Very accurate weapon.

5.56mm

71 posted on 05/16/2015 11:26:01 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: rktman
This guy will fix you up.
72 posted on 05/16/2015 11:26:47 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Patiently waiting for the jack booted kick at my door.)
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To: Abathar

I recently acquired a 4” nickel plated Python from that period. What a fantastic gun it is.

L


73 posted on 05/16/2015 11:31:28 AM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: M Kehoe
"Awesome, can I see the carcass?"

Sorry, don't have any pics, but my huntin' buddyv was there to verify the shot with a GP100 4"

74 posted on 05/16/2015 11:32:22 AM PDT by semaj (.People get ready, Jesus is coming!)
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To: Delta 21

Nice. Thanks.


75 posted on 05/16/2015 11:35:36 AM PDT by rktman (Served in the Navy to protect the rights of those that want to take some of mine away. Odd, eh?)
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To: SampleMan

Fair enough, I guess I need to start looking harder. I will admit I gave up for a while there, and only take a glance in the case at Wal-Mart if I’m there. Mine hasn’t had it.


76 posted on 05/16/2015 11:38:18 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: semaj

I once killed a coyote at 110 paces with a Redhawk in .44 mag. I hit him right between the eyes. That is exactly where I was aiming too. This was when I lived in Western, KS.

It was out the window of a pickup. Although I knew it was a coyote when I fired, for just an instance I thought “what if I killed some farmer’s pet German Shepherd”?.

Yes it was a lucky shot.


77 posted on 05/16/2015 11:39:49 AM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: FreedomPoster
"I will admit I gave up for a while there, and only take a glance in the case at Wal-Mart if I’m there. Mine hasn’t had it."

Neither has mine, but .357 and .38 is becoming plentiful Wal-Mart and that hasn't been the case for a few years.

78 posted on 05/16/2015 11:43:13 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: SampleMan

You got .22 ?

Or you just shooting off you’re mouth?


79 posted on 05/16/2015 12:00:49 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: rktman
I picked up a S&W 686 with a 6" barrel in stainless at my local gun shop just to see how it felt in my hand. I had to have it. I really could not afford it at the time but lucky for me they have lay-a-way there. A few sacrifices and three months later I brought it home. It is a fun gun to shoot. There's just something about a S&W revolver in stainless that I cannot resist.
80 posted on 05/16/2015 12:05:35 PM PDT by jy8z (When push comes disguised as nudge, I do not budge.)
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