357 Max

303Lithgow · 05-13-2012, 08:22 PM

Don't give up. You never know when you are seeing the right doctor till you get the correct answer.

mesinge2 · 05-14-2012, 08:06 AM

I avoided posting until now because I want a .357 Maximum so much the jealous thoughts prevented me from saying congratulations.

But I am better now but still

tx gun runner · 05-14-2012, 09:26 PM

The 357 MAX in a rifle is even better then in a pistol . The rifle you can move the bullet out to touch rifling giving you more room in case for 5 gr more powder . The 180gr bullet below in a Encore rifle with the correct powder will go 2400 fps , that matches a 180gr in 308 winc rifle ..And I have that rifle for sale .

jimbo1096 · 05-16-2012, 08:44 AM

The 357Max in a rifle is fun to shoot and has next to no recoil. I've got one in a Martini Cadet.

tx gun runner · 05-16-2012, 04:05 PM

I got the rifle , bullets , brass and powder from tx pete before he died and I never shot it . I need to loadup some ammo for it some day .

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I got it for pig hunting to go with my Ruger 357 Max I just sold .

Terry_P · 05-17-2012, 05:58 AM

Glad you sold that Ruger because everytime I saw the pic I wanted it. I already committed to an old M700 Remington from my BIL in 223 so I my gun fund will be a little dry.

tx gun runner · 05-17-2012, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Terry_P

Glad you sold that Ruger because everytime I saw the pic I wanted it. I already committed to an old M700 Remington from my BIL in 223 so I my gun fund will be a little dry.

I think of putting this one up for sale

BobbyJ · 01-11-2013, 03:01 PM

Man you can shoot.!!!!!!

tx gun runner · 01-11-2013, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by tx gun runner

I got this for pig hunting and it don't look like I will ever do anymore hunting . I have trouble chasing beaver around the super market anymore . I got 3 lbs of accurate 1680 which is suppose to be more accurate then IMR4227 in a Maxie and 200 fps faster too . The 357 max Ruger is sold .

Here is the rifle to go with it . I've never fired the 357 Maxie barrel yet and I never got the scope sighted in on the 308 yet .

Photobucket change the one one picI posted

north country gal · 01-11-2013, 03:38 PM

I shoot the max in both a Contender pistol and the Ruger. It's a fine, fine cartridge that should be much more popular.

So sorry you had to sell your Ruger. My prayers and my heart goes out to you in your battle.

tx gun runner · 01-11-2013, 04:31 PM

If you shoot 180 Gr Hornady the have 2 crimp groove . One groove for the revolver and other one is for a single shot which allows more powder and a bunch of FPS .

303Lithgow · 01-11-2013, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by north country gal

I shoot the max in both a Contender pistol and the Ruger. It's a fine, fine cartridge that should be much more popular.

So sorry you had to sell your Ruger. My prayers and my heart goes out to you in your battle.

I hate to ask but what is a max? Is that like Plus P?

tx gun runner · 01-11-2013, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 303Lithgow

I hate to ask but what is a max? Is that like Plus P?

Anyone having 357 Max rifle or pistol should book mark this paste

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north country gal · 01-11-2013, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 303Lithgow

I hate to ask but what is a max? Is that like Plus P?

It's a 357 Maximum - a cartridge that is about .3" longer than a 357 Mag. Developed as a silhouette cartridge, but no longer loaded, commercially. Ruger and Dan Wesson made a 357 Max revolver for a few years, but survives, today, mainly in the Contender. Remington still makes a run of Max brass, every other year.

Here's my basically unfired 357 Max Blackhawk, made in 1984.

303Lithgow · 01-11-2013, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by north country gal

It's a 357 Maximum - a cartridge that is about .3" longer than a 357 Mag. Developed as a silhouette cartridge, but no longer loaded, commercially. Ruger and Dan Wesson made a 357 Max revolver for a few years, but survives, today, mainly in the Contender. Remington still makes a run of Max brass, every other year.

Here's my basically unfired 357 Max Blackhawk, made in 1984.

Thanks. Neat picture!.

Bustah_c · 01-13-2013, 07:50 AM

She's a beauty !

north country gal · 01-13-2013, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Bustah_c

She's a beauty !

She is at that. My only issue is whether to drill and tap for a scope mount, because these old eyes can't shoot iron the way they used to do, but I hate to do that to such a pristine 357 Max like this. I can find no evidence that it's even been fired.

303Lithgow · 01-13-2013, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by north country gal

She is at that. My only issue is whether to drill and tap for a scope mount, because these old eyes can't shoot iron the way they used to do, but I hate to do that to such a pristine 357 Max like this. I can find no evidence that it's even been fired.

Thats a hard one to decide. But I would leave it alone. She is perfect just the way she is.

tx gun runner · 01-13-2013, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by north country gal

She is at that. My only issue is whether to drill and tap for a scope mount, because these old eyes

When you drill and tap it you will cut the value in half . Take a feeler gauge and measure the gap between cylinder and barrel if it is between .001 and .002 you have a very rare Maxie .

north country gal · 01-13-2013, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by tx gun runner

When you drill and tap it you will cut the value in half . Take a feeler gauge and measure the gap between cylinder and barrel if it is between .001 and .002 you have a very rare Maxie .

Been meaning to do just that, because the gap is the tightest I've ever seen on a revolver. It is, literally, all but invisible unless you hold it up the light, just perfectly.

I just don't have the heart to drill and tap - this gun is just that perfect. I'll just order a new set of eyes or something.

05-16-2012, 04:05 PM	#25
tx gun runner Senior Member Joined: Jun 2008 From: Ft Hood , Tx area Posts: 11,626	I got the rifle , bullets , brass and powder from tx pete before he died and I never shot it . I need to loadup some ammo for it some day . ... I got it for pig hunting to go with my Ruger 357 Max I just sold .

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05-13-2012, 08:22 PM	#21
303Lithgow Senior Member Joined: Jan 2012 From: Washington State Posts: 16,373	Don't give up. You never know when you are seeing the right doctor till you get the correct answer.

05-14-2012, 08:06 AM	#22
mesinge2 Senior Member Joined: Jan 2012 From: Central Florida Posts: 227	I avoided posting until now because I want a .357 Maximum so much the jealous thoughts prevented me from saying congratulations. But I am better now but still

05-14-2012, 09:26 PM	#23
tx gun runner Senior Member Joined: Jun 2008 From: Ft Hood , Tx area Posts: 11,626	The 357 MAX in a rifle is even better then in a pistol . The rifle you can move the bullet out to touch rifling giving you more room in case for 5 gr more powder . The 180gr bullet below in a Encore rifle with the correct powder will go 2400 fps , that matches a 180gr in 308 winc rifle ..And I have that rifle for sale .

05-16-2012, 08:44 AM	#24
jimbo1096 Senior Member Joined: Apr 2008 From: Alexandria, LA Posts: 2,124	The 357Max in a rifle is fun to shoot and has next to no recoil. I've got one in a Martini Cadet.

05-17-2012, 05:58 AM	#26
Terry_P Super Moderator Joined: Apr 2008 From: Where it's warm Posts: 10,343	Glad you sold that Ruger because everytime I saw the pic I wanted it. I already committed to an old M700 Remington from my BIL in 223 so I my gun fund will be a little dry.

01-11-2013, 03:01 PM	#28
BobbyJ Junior Member Joined: Jan 2013 From: Danbury NC Posts: 2	Man you can shoot.!!!!!!

01-11-2013, 03:38 PM	#30
north country gal Senior Member Joined: Jan 2013 From: northern wisconsin Posts: 5,997	I shoot the max in both a Contender pistol and the Ruger. It's a fine, fine cartridge that should be much more popular. So sorry you had to sell your Ruger. My prayers and my heart goes out to you in your battle.

01-11-2013, 04:31 PM	#31
tx gun runner Senior Member Joined: Jun 2008 From: Ft Hood , Tx area Posts: 11,626	If you shoot 180 Gr Hornady the have 2 crimp groove . One groove for the revolver and other one is for a single shot which allows more powder and a bunch of FPS .

01-13-2013, 07:50 AM	#36
Bustah_c Senior Member Joined: Jul 2010 From: New Hampshire Posts: 820	She's a beauty !