357mag vs 357max - a visual comparison

[Pilgrim]

Just for info from the Ruger forum. A good comparison of the size differences.

http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=49715

I don't have a Ruger Max (yet) but I do have a DW Max. It is a potent round and a fun gun.

 

[45collector]

Dang! I bet the recoil on that wakes you up!

 

[RickG]

I would be curious how the recoil would compare to a .30 carbine round.

 

[vellnueve]

Much higher.

 

[guywithglasses]

A guy at my club used to think it funny to bring his to our bowling pin shoots. I think it was a Dan Wesson. The muzzle blast would just about knock the pins over...

 

[EddieCoyle]

It's a nice little round.

 

[hminsky]

The wikipedia entry said that there was trouble with destruction of revolvers chambering this round?

Despite stellar performance, the high pressure and velocity of the cartridge caused excessive gas cutting (flame cutting) of revolver top straps, and the cartridge has since been dropped by all manufacturers who so chambered their revolvers.[2] Single shot pistols and rifles (e.g., Thompson/Center Contender) are still available in this caliber, and remain popular among handloaders. Unprimed brass is also still produced every few years by Remington, with the next production run expected in 2009.

 

[Zappa]

The wikipedia entry said that there was trouble with destruction of revolvers chambering this round?

S&W is having this same problem with their new .460's
They thought they had the problem licked with better metalurgy, and forcing cone polishing and geometry, but they're having flame-cutting trouble with it.
I handload .357 MAX for my T/C Custom Shop Carbine.
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