Is The 357 Magnum Revolver JUST RIGHT ?

The 357 Magnum Revolver IS just right!
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[@Saintbow]

My first handgun is a 1973 Ruger Blackhawk .357. It was my fathers, which my mom bought for him for his 3rd tour in Vietnam. When he passed away it became mine under the stipulation to never sell it.

[@TargetSuite]

Nice! Hang on to that memory!

[@kylewood8327]

My first handgun purchase was a S&W M19 .357 back in 1982. Would love to find a 70-80’s Blackhawk to go with my Smith.

[@leroymorris6036]

great 357, love Ruger single actions

[@MichaelKitchen-ol1ss]

Between my wife and I, we have 32 mags, 327, 38/357's, 44 mag, and 45 colts and I have to agree that my favoritie is still the 357. Though I enjoy all of them, the 357 just does so well.

[@tycotoys]

My first handgun was a Ruger GP100 .357 Mag 6” Stainless Paid $239 for it new in 1985, still have it and the box it came in. Also have a S&W 686+ in 357 with 3” barrel, I load Unique powder with Speer GDHP SB 135 gr

[@dr.froghopper6711]

Sounds like a good load!

[@shawndmiles6747]

38 full wadcutter match are fun too shoot in a old 3 screw, similar too shooting 22 mag.

[@2Peckerhead]

You call the 38 special a "pip squeak load" but it did serve almost every police department and law enforcement agency in the U.S. for some seventy odd years and got the job done. Specials are nothing to be sneezed at. I'll also add that you neglect to mention that your "too hot" 44 mag is just as versatile as the .357 in that you can also shoot specials which I find equally as mild as the 38. But again, neither round is a slouch.....Nice vid though, I love wheel guns.

[@terryschiller2625]

Hi George, I agree the 357is just right. I have shot a friend's 44 mag and it just beat my hand up. Getting to old LoL it really hurt. I like as you said George the versatility of the 357 it's been my go to caliber for a long time. And the cost factor is easier on the wallet. 🤠

[@TargetSuite]

Well said, Terry!

[@Rail9222]

I agree 357 is the goldilocks of revolvers.

[@TargetSuite]

Glad you picked up on the reference. I named the folder I put all these files in Goldilocks😄

[@jaydemay7]

I own 3- 3 screw Rugers. 22, 357 and 44 mag. They are the very last guns I'd ever part with! Nice video George! Wish I was there!

[@TargetSuite]

I love the 3-screw Rugers!

[@easttexan2933]

Always good to visit with you George. Good to see the ammo going to good use. God bless.

[@TargetSuite]

Thank you, Max. I appreciate the well wish. And as I said, I really appreciate the ammunition as well.

[@theguyinmaine]

357 lever gun and 357 revolver would be a choice combo. Nice jacket, how cold was it? Nice group of pigs. A little sow would be nice on a slow cook wood smoker.

[@TargetSuite]

Mid 40's, but with a strong wind. Burr! Maybe I'll have one when you pass through😉

[@davidinghram2494]

My first handgun was just like that one, only older. For years I hunted almost everything with a Smith revolver, a 6" model 66, and a model 34 .22 rimfire. I cast my own bullets for the 66, a 133 grain semi wadcutter for small things with a pinch of bullseye, and a 162 swc with gas check and a healthy dose of 2400 for deer. In those years I became a very good shot with these two revolvers, and always got what I went after. Almost all of the deer that I took dropped on the spot, and I never lost one.

[@georgedeedsnotwords2162]

Great video my friend . Heck I have a air rifle shooting a .357 bullet faster than the .38 rounds and a lot quieter . Lol With a lot more accuracy . Keep up the good work and clean living .

[@TargetSuite]

👍👍

[@fredbasset1711]

If you seek single action Nirvana the .44 Special is the cartridge. With Power Pistol you can push a 250 grain cast bullet to 925 fps at standard pressure and great accuracy. The new Ruger flat tops are correctly dimensioned. Urberti's are also excellent.

[@PatRMG]

That's the piggy you texted me a pic of!

[@TargetSuite]

Yep. Same piggy😉

[@richardfassett9755]

My first handgun after the military was a Ruger Blackhawk (old model-1972) but a convertible with a 9mm cylinder. Very handy

[@williamgaines9784]

I have always thought about getting a 357/9mm convertible Blackhawk. One could carry the extra cylinder in a pouch on their belt.

[@waynebowman2315]

Another great video and the comment of the week is "the last one i added to my collection..so far "

[@TargetSuite]

Haha! So far, Janet hasn't picked up on thar.

[@destroyingdadxx2274]

I have 357 Blackhawk and a Ruger 44 carbine. Excellent firearms. Glad to see the carbine getting some action.

[@161Sheriff]

I had an Old Model Vaquero in 44 mag and a 5.5 inch barrel. That when a discovered the 44 special and 44 Russian. 👍

[@TargetSuite]

Hot 44 magnum loads will drive you to Alternative Solutions😉

[@davidneal6920]

I like the revolvers. Very difficult to own where I live. I am fascinated by the argument for bear defence hand guns - 44 mag vs 10mm vs 454 etc. some of those hand cannons the Alaskan guys carry for bear defence look lethal. Although like any shooting I guess it still helps if you can hit the bear with it! And get a fast follow up shot. I do like the look of the new FN 10mm auto but also love the look of the big Rugar and Smith and Wesson wheel guns. I really like your revolvers. The 22 mag would be handy around a farm. Thanks for the video, Dave 🇺🇸 🇳🇿

[@TargetSuite]

Thanks for your comment, Dave!

[@frankbodenschatz173]

Thanks also Dave. .357 is a great carry gun, I bought a 10mm Rock Island double stack 1911 as a retirement gift to myself. I was thinking of being able to hunt up in the north in the lower 48 states. Couldn't due to wife's health problems. But for me it's still a fun gun to reload and shoot, and if you ever come to the states I'm sure someone can hook you up with a range that rents out guns to shoot, if not we have a couple here in the St. Louis area that will!

[@davidneal6920]

@@frankbodenschatz173 Thanks Frank. Your 1911 sounds awesome. Yes I agree on the ballistics analysis of 357. I met a guy here in New Zealand who uses a 357 Mag out of a Rossi Lever Rifle for taking Red Deer out to 100 yards or so. A 357 revolver sounds like a sensible carry option to me! Cheers, one day I will travel to the USA and spend a day at the range. Got to fire a SW 500 (if only but once!). Cheers Dave 🇺🇸 🇳🇿

[@tinman8518]

Great video George. I too am a big fan of the .357. Also, everyone should have a friend like Max!!

[@TargetSuite]

Thanks, and you are right about Max!

[@jkng4606]

I love a 357 revolvers, if you want mild shoot 38 spl, get bored shoot 357

[@TargetSuite]

👍👍

[@hardball107]

Yes it is for just about anything within reason. I have many pistols and revolvers to choose from and I started out MANY years ago with a 1911 and a Python. I have a S&W M64, a GP100, Sp101, a Security 6, a Trooper Mk lll and I just picked up a 3" Taurus 856 and I'm back shooting the 38/357's. Why ? I have grand children now and they are getting older, when we go out training and shooting those revolvers come out. Mild to wild great for training, very accurate and dirt cheap to shoot. I load hand cast Lee 358-125-RNFP powder coated bullets pushed by charges of Titegroup off my Dillon SDB and go thru lots of them. Still working off cases of pre shortage CCI 500's and casting bullets from scrap lead I'm loading them for around $.03 apiece and my kids really go thru them, for hotter stuff XTP's and CFE Pistol get the nod and let you know your TCB. The 357 has to be one of the most versatile and fun cartridges to shoot and just a ball in my 20" Rossi 357 lever gun.

[@dr.froghopper6711]

Now, I’ve owned two Colt Trooper Mk IIIs in .357 magnum. One had a 6” barrel and the other had an 8 3/8” barrel. The longer barrel really tamed recoil but it took a week to draw. Still, both were sweet shooters with my favorite revolver round! Great video George! I sure wish I had hogs to hunt but I don’t wish for the destruction that they cause!

[@TargetSuite]

Thanks!

[@Roadking556]

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[@callawayken650]

The 44 Mag has the same capability to shoot the lighter load of a 44 SPL. The 44 SPL makes it a pussycat like the 38 SPL does for the 357 Mag. Some handloaders just set the bullet a bit deeper in the Magnum cases for the less powerful Special loads. This prevents the fouling in the chamber caused by shooting regular SPL case loads. See FortuneCookie45LC video.

[@TargetSuite]

Thanks for the reminder on that fortune cookie video. I had seen that some time ago and just forgot about it.

[@scenicdriveways6708]

Great video George, I am a huge fan of the .357mag. I own a Ruger GP100 4.2" barrel .357mag. and a stainless steel Rossi 92 lever action carbine in .357mag. My wife owns a Stainless Ruger SP101 3" barrel .357mag., and a Marlin 1894 lever action carbine in .357mag. I reload for .38spl. and .357mag. In my personal opinion the .357mag. is one of the most versatile firearms on the market. I can load .38spl. for Cowboy action shooting, small game or personal protection. Or I can load .357 mag. for everything from personal protection all the way up to deer size game. Nice shot on the pig. Good job! JT P.S. We also own a couple Ruger Super Single Six .22s-l-lr/.22wmr combo revolvers. Mine has a 6 1/2" barrel, my wife has a 5 1/2". We love plinking with them, and mine has been on every small game hunt with me.

[@TargetSuite]

Thanks for your comment! You've got some great guns there! My wife has that same Ruger sp101. Come to think of it, I need to make a video with it😉

[@scenicdriveways6708]

@@TargetSuite Yes, please do. My GP100 is a little big for everyday carry ( although I do carry it sometimes ), so I usually carry my S&W Model 10 .38spl. with a 4" barrel.

[@dankuhlman8362]

I've owned a couple of these .357 Mag Blackhawks over the years also with the same 6.5" barrel length. They're my favorite single action revolvers -very versatile. BTW...nice shooting on the pig! Feral hogs are born in the 9th level of Hell. Glad you sent that one back to his unholy maker.

[@garyK.45ACP]

I think it could be the best! 👍 If I had to choose to keep only ONE handgun out of the considerable number I own, it would be my S&W Model 28, 4" barrel. If I could keep TWO, the other would be my S&W Model 34 .22LR, 4" barrel. Thanks, George!

[@TargetSuite]

What a pair! They would be on my keeper list also.

[@atumre4705]

Just right for me.

[@ironmikehallowween]

It’s an incredibly versatile cartridge. It probably is the best for most practical purposes.

[@Steve5404]

The 357 is a great cartridge. I’ve owned and shot lots of 357 since 1983. I own several handguns, including a Ruger Blackhawk. But, IMHO the 44 Mag is the best and most versatile cartridge. Full power…..it’s a beast. Loaded down with plinking loads using something like Unique powder it’s a great plinked.

[@TargetSuite]

Amen!

[@trapdoorspringfieldmodel1888]

I think what you hit on is, in part, why the Colt Python is such an iconic and popular revolver. It has the weight necessary to nicely dampen the recoil of the 357 magnum, and makes .38 special feel like shooting a .22. I know that in today's world the .357 magnum isn't even thought of as all that powerful of a round because there are so many bigger magnums such as the .44 magnum, .454 Casull, .475 Wildey magnum, and the .500 magnum just to name a few that are available. Yet before the 357 magnum came out in 1935 the most powerful commercially made repeating handgun a person could get was the 1847 Colt Walker. So it was a game changing caliber, and even when the .44 magnum made its debut in the Model 29 in 1955 many of those guns just sat on the shelf, or had been returned with only a few rounds fired. People at the time felt that the .44 magnum was just too much gun, and it wasn't until Dirty Harry made the .44 magnum iconic that guns more powerful than the .357 magnum became popular. So I think it is fair to say that the .357 magnum is in the happy zone of providing plenty of power, and easily managed recoil depending on the gun.

[@Salieri47]

Look at how many manufacturers copied the heavy barrel & full shroud design of the Python. I know most of my .357s, including the older design Ruger Security-Six, are designed not to drive the energy/recoil into the shooter's hand; don't know if that frame design was borrowed from the Python.

[@trapdoorspringfieldmodel1888]

@@Salieri47 The gun that comes to my mind as being heavily inspired by the Python in looks are the Dan Wesson revolvers. We have to remember that the Python was originally designed as a target revolver, and so it was designed to do that quite well. The action itself dates back to the 1890's with the biggest changes being made to update the design occurred with the current 2020 production models. The frame design was modified to handle the 357 magnum, but it has its roots in older Colt revolvers. As to the classic Python styling we have to remember that the Python came out in 1955, and classic revolvers from Colt and Smith and Wesson, while beautiful looked dated and old fashioned. Rockets, jet engines, and fins where the rage. So Colt did what the car manufacturers did and stuck a big fin, aka the vented rib, on what would become the Python. It looked great, made the gun not look dated, and on top of that they gave the gun a really flashy bluing job. They gave each Python's action a few extra minutes of refinement compared to their other revolvers (a person on the line was expected to assemble four regular Colt guns an hour, but when it came to the Python it was three an hour). In the end Colt created one of the prettiest guns and one of the greatest firearms in history. Their competition in 1955 in Smith and Wesson released an iconic gun that flopped known as the Model 29, aka the Dirty Harry gun. So, how much did other companies copy or draw inspiration from the Python? I don't know, but I do know that companies like to innovate, but they will copy as well. And people may like the looks of one, but the action of another so you get hybrids like a Smith wearing a Python barrel or Bill Ruger's famed Standard that evolved into the Mark IV.

[@dogbone1358]

That 44 sure kicks. Even the 357 has some punch. Not a big handgun fan, but enjoyed the comparisons of the three. Thanks.

[@billdye3530]

And even more fun & less expensive is getting a 9mm cylinder with the 38/357 cylinder. Those Leigh rounds are great piggy 🐖 🐷🐗 rounds. I like the Underwood Hard Cast too. 💥 Hogs are as destructive as beaver & better at Math. They multiple faster than you can subtract them.

[@casamequite]

Love to shoot 357 mag with my Virginian Dragoon, but kicks like a mule out of a snubby. Love that 44 mag carbine!

[@jimmcfaul699]

I love shooting all of my Ruger Blackhawks. 30 carbine, 357/9mm convertible, and 44 magnum.

[@walksfletcher]

What Blackhawk is chambered in ".45 Magnum" ?

[@jimmcfaul699]

Oops fat fingers.

[@JamesMiller-q9w]

Took me awhile to come around to single action revolvers. What I like about them is the easy cleaning compared to double action revolvers. A reloader my two favorites are 44mag. 357 mag. The wide range of both fits paper to Grizzly.

[@Salieri47]

If you want some .357 recoil, try some .357 158gr Soft Points out of a Ruger SP101 3.2" with the factory wood & rubber grips. That's what convinced me to install Hogue Monogrips.

[@7togethr]

The 357 Magnum really does fill a nice niche! Thanks for the video!

[@royseifert3078]

Another great video George. My only .357 Magnum revolver is a S&W 66-2 stainless with a 2.5-inch barrel. My wife likes to shoot that gun with .38 Special loads. I used to have a S&W 27 Highway Patrolman with a 6" barrel, but I sold it to a friend. I wish I still had it!

[@TargetSuite]

I had that same Model 27 as well! If only . . . 😉

[@rainbow2710]

I really love the 357 Magnum round, the versatility, the numbers of guns chambered in it... so much fun. And Ruger Single Actions are super! Nice vid.

[@TargetSuite]

Thanks for your comment! And thank you for watching!

[@InGratitudeIam]

That definitely made me smile, George. I have to say, those hogs are beyond destructive, awful smelling and obnoxious, just like my cousins on my mother's side. That's a great setup you have for "pig repellant." I'm surprised that the carcass was still there. We had one that died on our property and the next morning, there was no trace that anything had ever been there. Nothing.

[@figtreeprophecy]

Love my GP100 4", Smith Mdl 19 but for fun I have a T/C Contender .357 in Armor Alloy ( tells you how old it is ) 10" barrel, Pachmayr furniture, Leupold VX-3 2.5 - 8 x 32mm scoped, with hot handloads and Hornady 140 gr XTP, under an inch at 50 yards all day long. At night you can see a 2 ft flame out the barrel, lol

[@jkng4606]

Just ordered a Rossi 92 44 SS to go along with my EAA 44 mag revolver

[@TargetSuite]

Sweet!

[@savageater57]

I have 4 .357's , 2 Rugers and 2 Smith and wessons . You should try a Ruger Single 7 , if you can find one , it can shoot 4 different cartridges, 5 if you count the . 32 acp .

[@TargetSuite]

👍👍

[@darrell9546]

I have an old model .357 Blackhawk, no transfer bar, etc. Great shooter, great trigger.

[@jeffpittman8725]

I like the 357 mag. Something to be said about accuracy and control ability. Very flexible. The feral hog issue is really bad in some places and getting worse. Myself i just picked up a 10mm. Thank you again for the great content.

[@michaelestrada2772]

The 357 really is the best one-gun solution. I bought an HK USP in 45acp for this because it’s strong enough to shoot 45 super; the power of the super is about on par with that of the magnum, but the magnums are much easier to find, they run more reliably, and don’t seem as “Rambo” to a court of ignorant jurors. I sold it to buy an old Dan Wesson 15-2 instead. With the changeable barrels, it truly is the perfect, most versatile handgun I know.

[@michaelhayes7471]

I have a 357 it's the new vaquero it's kinda hard to hold on to but with 38 special it's great

[@TargetSuite]

Thanks. I'd like to get one of those new Vaqueros as well just to compare it with these big old Clunkers. They are really big and heavy.

[@billbright1755]

Marin had a camp carbine in .45 A.C.P. caliber it was a beautiful little gun compatible with 1911 magazines. Very effective close range wild boar 🐗 firearms.

[@stonefree1911]

I like 357 mags and have/do own a few....but I just can't give up the 44 mag.... ...but to be honest, when out and about in the woods, I usually carry a Glock 20 10mm with Buffalo Bore 240gr....... also..I am SO jealous of that Ruger 44 carbine!..

[@terrell48]

The 357 ammo has gotten expensive and hard to get all Academy has is Winchester white box 125 grain just $59.95 a box of 59 and 110 grain fmj Remington UMC $49.95 box of 50 and 38 special 130 grain jacketed ammo 32.95 a box Winchester white box and my local gun shop has none either caliber

[@billbright1755]

There’s probably a porridge out there to suit the individual’s personal tastes. Spend some time at the range for some hands on research. Not only a chance to peruse the soups but also a lot of fun. Twenty Two Long Rifle a great training platform with affordable ammunition.

[@montyherren26]

I bought the ruger blackhawk conversion in 357 and 9mm cylinders cause of the ammo shortage I can still find 9mm and not have to search for my brass to reload.

[@Diogenes425]

George, feral pigs learn to fear gunshots. I have had great success using an acetylene noise cannon at night. If you are not into fabbing an acetylene cannon, bird scare cannon with timer may work. No guarantees, but I haven’t seen a sign of a pig on my place in over 2yrs.

[@mazepa-slavaukrayini932]

I own only 1 wheel gun and it’s the S&W 681-4 seven round, 3” satin stainless 357mag. Easy to carry L-frame and just recently discovered only 25 of these models were made by the Performance Center. Great video! Thank you Sir.

[@rileyneufeld7001]

Ruger needs to bring back the carbine in 44 magnum and 357 magnum! One of the most practical short range hunting rifles. Most people go straight to the 44 magnums and up when going for woods carry but without a lot of training I think a 357 magnum with stoutly loaded 180 grain hard cast or a turned copper solid would make for a better choice with lower recoil, faster follow up shots and plenty of power to get the job done.

[@brianklamer3328]

I bet shooting that hog was fun. Those .44 magnum Ruger carbines are priced like gold on the used market today!

[@TargetSuite]

It's very satisfying! One, it reduces the population by one. Two, it tells the other seven in this group, don't come round here no more! And three, shooting that 44 magnum Ruger Carbine is a hoot at any time, day or night.

[@michaeldaltonsr8954]

I've had my 6" .357 GP100 for 30years. Long story short, got it because newbie rich guy let it RUST 3mos after deer-season under truck seat! ( in wet Cordura holster) Then, decided to clean using 220/280 grit SAND-PAPER! Owwwch! It's Uuughly, but shoots like a dream! Left it on dash of muh truck, for years! People SCARED to touch it( fear of some new, unknown disease) so nobody dares to steal it! It's on duty, a.m/p.m.

[@polymath5119]

George, nice hoglegs you've got there...from the bacon to the boolit throwers. 357 is a very good Goldilocks round, though I'll stick with 44 mag at ~1000fps in the Vaqueros, even in the TALO birdshead 3.75" version. Happy shootin!

[@regsparkes6507]

My favorite revolver has always been the Smith & Wesson 686 , 6 inch barrel and stainless steel. It fits my hand like a good glove! The caliber(s) of .357 and .38 Special are ideal for in my opinion, of course. However all this is moot these days, because of the current Liberal Federal Government ruling here in Canada. Perhaps this is why I enjoy your video content even more these days, George.

[@kajusrieger9216]

I use 2 UBERTI 1873, 357 with 5.5 inch and 7.5 inch barrel 😊😊

[@disturbedmaynard3873]

I may have to agree with you on the .357. I have been a 1911 guy since I first was issued one in the early 80's, and since then, everything I purchased for handguns was a semi auto. It is only in the last couple years that I decided to branch out to the wheel gun, and so far, the .357 Colt King Cobra has been fun to shoot. The Single Six in.22 is just a lightweight, and I haven't gotten out to the range with the .45 Colt Blackhawk since it is either freezing or warm enough to be a wet sloppy mess, so after the snow melts, and things dry out, I can get that out and see.

[@forward1165]

Excellent video! The 357 magnum is a great cartridge, it has excellent versatility. However, I prefer the 41 Remington magnum, and it’s versatility is much better than it once was due to Starline brass, making a 41 special load.

[@jimg2553]

For me,6 of one/half dozen,i like my .357 hot/.38 cold as well as .44 Mag hot/.44 special cold. I just like heavy bullets.

[@Leverguns50]

Hello George hope everything is going your way

[@TargetSuite]

Better than I deserve!

[@houardtredmond9112]

357 magnum is just too much fun out of a revolver

[@joemorganeatmyshortschannel]

had an old model vaquero in 44 mag had a shorter barrel and with full power ammo was a pain to shoot

[@cervus-venator]

Thanks so much! I always enjoy your videos. I'm working on putting together one that compares the Ruger Blackhawk .357 mag with the SP101 in .357 mag. I didn't get enough footage from the first take and I took them out again today, but ran out of time and didn't get to shoot them. Maybe Monday when I go to my dove field. Again, thanks for sharing. Oh, and I eat them wild pigs although a boar that size maybe not. Congrats on taking one out though.

[@TargetSuite]

Good luck on your video. That sounds like a great comparison.

[@k2custom351]

Good job on the hog, but it looks like you have a few more needing removal. Love my S&W 686 .357!

[@chrisgabbert658]

👍😊🎯 versatile

[@TargetSuite]

Amen!

[@cole4406]

Great video as always George! I have always been big on 44s but just recently warmed up to 38/357 and picked up a smith and Wesson 627, totally different vein than the Ruger but I love those too! I do think 357 holds a unique place in the handgun cartridge realm…

[@matzdavid1]

Swap the grips from the single six and the 357. you'll be glad you did.

[@tacman2893]

I agree …357 Mag is the “just right” cartridge. Personally I have a couple 686s that pair nicely with my Winchester 1873 also in 357. Make for a great duo! Old school western! (Well sort of) For the record have nothing against any other cartridges! Love them all!

[@Livewithfreedombydand]

If you reload, most things can be made just right. I have sweet loads for my 44 mag, but my favorite is my ruger single 7. I have a smith and wesson 32 long load that i use for most every thing and a rip snorting 327 federal magum load that is a screamer in a smaller handling gun. 100 rounds of 32- fit in my pocket much better than the 44 mag for my walk abouts. Man, isn't shooting fun!?

[@nikos6220]

Great vid. 357 Mag is the no-brainer of the revolver world. What other revolver let’s you shoot anything between 200 - 700 ft-lb What’s your view on 38 Special lately. The big manufacturers are putting out some really weak stuff. Most in the 200 something ft-lb range. In my mind 38 Special should be the 9x19 of the revolver and not the 380. Buffalo Bore offering a 38 Special 125 grain that has 380 ft-lb out of a 3 inch. That should be the sweet Spot ballistically

[@paulcupach8196]

Love the pistol content!

[@PracticalAccuracy]

Nice video. Bisley grip helps with the recoil, but that 44 mag looks like a monster.

[@danthompson1467]

Very nice 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@wardfive2264]

Thanks!

[@frankhinkle5772]

Thanks for taking us along on a cold day. What do you do with the pig now? Are they worth eating or simply dispose of it? BTW: My first issue duty load by my agency was the +P R-P .38 RNL.

[@palerider7171]

Great video. Thanks for sharing!

[@JamesWilliams-w3t]

Yes

[@brianklamer3328]

Round #4 from the Vaquero had quite the fireball from the muzzle and the cylinder/ forcing cone gap!

[@TargetSuite]

Actually, no. I was able to show in a previous video that those occasional Fireballs are a result of timing of the video capture. In that video I was able to show that with a much higher frame rate I was able to capture more of the fireballs. So barring any poorly made ammo, which I hope to avoid, it's just the luck of the draw on whether that video frame captures The Flash or the lull between the flashes.

[@brianklamer3328]

@@TargetSuite I wondered why I only saw it on one shot, that explains it! You could use videos showing the flash between the cylinder and forcing cone to instruct newbie shooters how NOT to hold a revolver and hurt themselves. Thanks George.

[@raymondbuie5292]

Nice video George! Nice revolvers! Yep good everyday working cartridge, the .357 Magnum . With the 38 Special option and the huge amount of bullet weights and shapes available in bullet molds you can tailor a load for about any purpose. Can you tell me how far the shot was on the hog with the 160gr bullet in 44 Mag Ruger Carbine because that’s some nice performance for such a light bullet

[@markp6062]

Even in a snub nose carry gun!

[@StevenMMan]

For this old mountain man hogs in the yard is the ringing of a dinner bell indeed.

[@TargetSuite]

No dinner for me. But, the buzzards will eat well in a day or when the meat "tenderizes"😉

[@MrPanchoak]

Come visit me in Idaho. You think it's cold THERE

[@Oldspartan65]

Wait a minute mr. Burglar i have to find my ear plugs

[@rooster3019]

Oh, and it did not look that cold there. No ice on the pond and no fog from your breath.

[@TargetSuite]

That mid 40° wind was invisible🥶

[@ladybuggunner]

All 3 look "Just Right" to me...and Just Beautiful! That is/was one ugly and big bad pig! Hope you scared the rest of them off for a while. Thanks for another great video and your hard (and cold) work. Keep them coming!

[@TargetSuite]

Thank you, Ms. Gunner!

[@eidtnaci]

Beautiful guns

[@stevefisher2121]

I’m 55 and still prefer the 44 mag but I’m starting to see where the 357 is eventually going to be more practical the older I get 😂

[@randyblackburn9765]

The 44 mag still isn’t bad at 72 but 12 ga pumps are out of the question, at least for me

[@Diogenes425]

Addendum: the deer never left. ALSO, an opinion is” an uneducated guess.” Fact is gained from experience. Your videos demonstrate fact based on experience. You share factual information. ( which is not opinion: no guessing there) no offense intended)

[@T.A.B.Videos]

Nice syuff

[@davidfloyd9134]

Great vidoes

[@rooster3019]

My Dad's choice was 357 Mag. I prefer 45 Colt. He always was smarter than me.....

[@TargetSuite]

Haha! I spent a third of my life trying to prove my dad wasn't as smart as he was. Fortunately I had another third to respect him and enjoy his company.

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Psalm 14:3 All have turned all have become corrupt: there is no one who does good not even one.

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Are those wild hogs any good for eating?