Double Tap .357 Magnum 200gr WFNGC Hardcast--Up To The Task?
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Spike
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Double Tap .357 Magnum 200gr WFNGC Hardcast--Up To The Task?
What would a .357 Magnum 200gr WFNGC Hardcast bullet moving at just over 1300 fps be capable of handling in the woods/mountains?
What animals would be on the upper limits of this particular round within 30 yards?
http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/cat...roducts_id=152
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What animals would be on the upper limits of this particular round within 30 yards?
http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/cat...roducts_id=152
Thanks
Last edited by Southern Shooter; 11-15-2010 at 10:39 AM.
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Fork Horn
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Location: NW Colorado
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What would a .357 Magnum 200gr WFNGC Hardcast bullet moving at just over 1300 fps be capable of handling in the woods/mountains?
What animals would be on the upper limits of this particular round within 30 yards?
http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/cat...roducts_id=152
Thanks
What animals would be on the upper limits of this particular round within 30 yards?
http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/cat...roducts_id=152
Thanks
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2008
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It wouldn't be my first choice for a hunting round / caliber but I would feel safe carrying it in the woods for protection to cover everything up to a grizzly. As mentioned before, I would want a stout, heavy framed 357 to shoot that round out of.
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Spike
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Purpose....
The purpose in this case would be for protection. Not hunting. Something small enough to tote allowing for a pack of some sort to be carried, big enough to incapacitate, and able to fire multiple rounds fairly quickly. Something like a Ruger GP-100 in a 6" barrel.
Just trying to find a balance here.
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Just trying to find a balance here.
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#7
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2008
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The purpose in this case would be for protection. Not hunting. Something small enough to tote allowing for a pack of some sort to be carried, big enough to incapacitate, and able to fire multiple rounds fairly quickly. Something like a Ruger GP-100 in a 6" barrel.
Just trying to find a balance here.
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Just trying to find a balance here.
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Sounds good to me. I used to carry a 357 in the woods and then I sold it. The next biggest pistol I have is a 40Cal. so I carry that now. I'm in Colorado and don't feel I need anything bigger that that here. If I was somewhere like Alaska, then I would get a bigger gun and it wouldn't be smaller then a 44 mag. If your gun shoots them well, go far it.
#8
I once read for griz protection the formula is...
.40 caliber or larger
200 grain bullet or larger
1000 fps or faster
meet all 3 of these in whatever combination you prefer...
So I went with a .44mag shooting 240grs or 300grs.
Aside from griz I'd probably feel pretty comfy with a .357, but I'd probably want something other than a solid lead bullet.
.40 caliber or larger
200 grain bullet or larger
1000 fps or faster
meet all 3 of these in whatever combination you prefer...
So I went with a .44mag shooting 240grs or 300grs.
Aside from griz I'd probably feel pretty comfy with a .357, but I'd probably want something other than a solid lead bullet.
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2010
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I once read for griz protection the formula is...
.40 caliber or larger
200 grain bullet or larger
1000 fps or faster
meet all 3 of these in whatever combination you prefer...
So I went with a .44mag shooting 240grs or 300grs.
Aside from griz I'd probably feel pretty comfy with a .357, but I'd probably want something other than a solid lead bullet.
.40 caliber or larger
200 grain bullet or larger
1000 fps or faster
meet all 3 of these in whatever combination you prefer...
So I went with a .44mag shooting 240grs or 300grs.
Aside from griz I'd probably feel pretty comfy with a .357, but I'd probably want something other than a solid lead bullet.
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Spike
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 18
Finnbear...only for pests?
solid lead bullets can be so unpredicteble...with around 650 ftlb of energy it would be marginal at best for anything but pests.......I sure wouldn't trust my life to it!!!!
I was wondering if that is truly your opinion on that round. I guess my living in the in the Southeastern part of the U.S. leaves me with a different impression of the ballistics. Of course, black bears (which I have never encountered) and wild hogs are the largest animals I would really have to think of bumping in to.
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