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Nanuk · February 13, 2013, 05:04 PM

I carried 145 STHP's for a long time when I carried a revolver for duty. It was my preferred load in the 357 magnum, of course we did not have moose in Ft Worth or El Paso, Texas. The bullet was very popular with LE and worked very well. The Trooper Coates incident has always bothered me, I would say that was an anomaly.

To choose between the 145 STHP and the 125 JHP, I will go heavier everything else being the same, we were getting 1350 for the STHP and 1450 for the 125 JHP from a 4" 686.

February 13, 2013, 05:04 PM	#16
Nanuk Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2005 Location: Where the deer and the antelope roam. Posts: 3,082	I carried 145 STHP's for a long time when I carried a revolver for duty. It was my preferred load in the 357 magnum, of course we did not have moose in Ft Worth or El Paso, Texas. The bullet was very popular with LE and worked very well. The Trooper Coates incident has always bothered me, I would say that was an anomaly. To choose between the 145 STHP and the 125 JHP, I will go heavier everything else being the same, we were getting 1350 for the STHP and 1450 for the 125 JHP from a 4" 686. __________________ Retired Law Enforcement U. S. Army Veteran Armorer My rifle and pistol are tools, I am the weapon.