.357 Mag. Speer 135-grain Gold Dot

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posted on November 13, 2012
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If you like the .357 Mag., but don't like the recoil generated by heavier bullets, consider this 135-grain load from Speer. Many semi-automatic pistol cartridges would trade in their nickel-plated cases for this kind of terminal performance. This load will also perform just about identically from a shorter barreled revolver.

Load Handgun MV (fps) PEN (inches) EXP (inches) RW (grains)
.357 Mag. Speer 135-grain Gold Dot Smith & Wesson Model 686 (4-inch barrel) 1,244 16 0.53 135

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