.357 ammo?

sheep100 said:
The cost of reloading 357 is almost the same as reloading 38 and 357 is more fun [has a bit more kick to it]. Once you start reloading 357 your not gonna go back to 38. Last year I used almost 1500 rounds. I have four 357 guns, so it goes fast.
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Very true. I like shooting full on 357 magnum once in a while, but not on a regular basis. But my 686 and GP100, mostly see .38 special, loaded to +P+ specs, which gives a satisfying kick as well, without beating up the guns too much.

I used to shoot 200 rounds a week through my revolvers, 300 rds twice or thrice a week with .45 1911s, so the the cost benefit of reloading was substantial.
 
easyrider604 said:
Unless you got a ton of money to spend on ammo, or your time is worth a lot more, reloading is the only way to shoot larger quanities of 357 magnum or any caliber for that matter.

Factory 38 spl is not cheap either. Well, no ammo is cheap anymore, IMO. Even the lowly .22LR has almost doubled in the last 5 years.

I see guys at the range shoot 2 and usually more boxes of factory centerfire pistol and I cringe. All that cash going up in smoke (of course we all love the smell of burnt powder:cool:) I've always thought spending that much on factory ammo was not fair to the wife, and frankly I don't enjoy shooting when I know there is a cheaper alternative. so I started reloading in 1989. Casting in 2008.

It all depends on your wallet, time priorities, amount of skill and patience, willingness to engage in a related but an entirely different hobby (reloading and or casting) and sense of values.
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I don't reload and I don't mind shooting 6-8 boxes of factory ammo in a shooting session, a mix of .44, .45, .357, 9mm.
 
Grawfr said:
I can't speak for Rethius, but in my first six months with this baby I shot over 750 rounds of .357mag:

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Beautiful, beautiful rifle! 750 rounds is nothing to sneer at. If you keep up that rate, youll be spending more in ammo soon, more than the cost of the rifle.

I used to shoot 300 rds .45ACP per range trip, and up to 700 rds if practicing for a shoot, mainly because reloading made it affordable.
 
What is the make / model of that lever gun!!?!?!!? Cabellas had a sale on Henry lever guns that shot .357. I didn't get it at the time because of the cost but I've longed for it ever since.

As to the OP's question, Tenda seems to be your best option. That's all I could find. They had it on sale in bulk at Black Friday, and Christmas.
 
MuthaFunk said:
What is the make / model of that lever gun!!?!?!!? Cabellas had a sale on Henry lever guns that shot .357. I didn't get it at the time because of the cost but I've longed for it ever since.
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That's the Henry Big Boy Steel, model H012M, a variant of their brass-receiver Big Boy model. If you check their website, you'll see it's available in several calibers, too. And most of the variants have a heavier octagonal barrel that look damned cool, too.

I put a Bushnell Legend Ultra HD 3-9x40 on mine, because... eyes, sigh. :(

https://www.henryrifles.com/henry-rifles-and-shotguns/
 
curseyou said:
PMC MAKES NICE STUFF....then reload....and cast.....

https://www.canadaammo.com/product/detail/357-mag-158gr-jsp/
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if you watch Canadaammo they put that PMC stuff on sale from time to time, they did in the fall, my dad picked up a case (or maybe 2 i think) and he was nice enough to bring me a bunch when he came up for Christmas.
PMC brass is also very nice stuff from my limited experience with rolling my own so i keep all the brass from them.
 
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