.357 Factory Home Defense Load

neilin · February 4, 2010, 10:49 AM

Can someone recommend a .357 Magnum factory load that will not over penetrate, which would make a good home defense round?

Sevens · February 4, 2010, 11:00 AM

Which will not over penetrate WHAT?
Human? Walls? Headboards?

You could load .38 Special to guard against over penetration.

neilin · February 4, 2010, 11:20 AM

Which would not over penetrate walls?

Sevens · February 4, 2010, 11:23 AM

Might be horribly difficult to find a .357 Magnum load outside of the questionable frangible stuff that won't penetrate a typical wall.

MUCH better to know your target and what's beyond it than to hope to rely on ammo to not penetrate a wall.

You might try this topic in the General Handgun forum to get more advice on factory ammo, most of the discussion in this area is handloading and reloading.

And as I said before... much less chance of penetrating a wall with .38 Special which can safely be fired in any .357 Magnum revolver.

neilin · February 4, 2010, 12:04 PM

Thanks, will post in General Handgun forum.

February 4, 2010, 10:49 AM	#1
neilin Member Join Date: January 31, 2010 Posts: 16	.357 Factory Home Defense Load Can someone recommend a .357 Magnum factory load that will not over penetrate, which would make a good home defense round?

February 4, 2010, 11:00 AM	#2
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	Which will not over penetrate WHAT? Human? Walls? Headboards? You could load .38 Special to guard against over penetration. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.

February 4, 2010, 11:23 AM	#4
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	Might be horribly difficult to find a .357 Magnum load outside of the questionable frangible stuff that won't penetrate a typical wall. MUCH better to know your target and what's beyond it than to hope to rely on ammo to not penetrate a wall. You might try this topic in the General Handgun forum to get more advice on factory ammo, most of the discussion in this area is handloading and reloading. And as I said before... much less chance of penetrating a wall with .38 Special which can safely be fired in any .357 Magnum revolver. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.

February 4, 2010, 11:20 AM	#3
neilin Member Join Date: January 31, 2010 Posts: 16	Which would not over penetrate walls?

February 4, 2010, 12:04 PM	#5
neilin Member Join Date: January 31, 2010 Posts: 16	Thanks, will post in General Handgun forum.