Also, I did a fair amount of research on the 960 Rowland (but being only released just a few years ago, there isn’t enough data to write a good piece on it). 357 SIG (why I think it will never catch on).
Personally, being a wheelgun type of guy, I don’t think any of these newer autoloader .357 Magnum knockoffs could ever replace the old but venerable handgun cartridge they attempt to copy.357 Sig and 960 Rowland 357 SIG, the more recent 960 Rowland, and the. Some cartridges that quickly come to mind are the. We’ve all heard of the saying “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”. 357 Magnum’s great track record as an effective man-stopper is the fact that there have been a few handgun cartridges developed to copy its ballistic performance. I read all the books and online articles about it that I could find and realized that there is a reason why after being designed and developed by the legendary Elmer Keith some 84 years ago, even with the advent of modern autoloaders and rimless cartridges, it was, is, and will remain to be one of the best options for self-defense.Ī testament to the. When I was 10 years old, my father bought himself a used S&W 686 - back then I didn’t really care too much about firearm brands and models and the calibers they’re chambered for.Īll I really knew about that gun was that it’s bigger than any of his other handguns and the rounds it’s loaded with are longer and thinner compared to his other handguns’ cartridges. Years later I would do research and find out why some cartridges are longer compared to others, but that wouldn’t be after a few more years.Īfter finishing college and getting a job, I was able to save enough to buy myself a NIB Taurus 689, and that’s when I really started falling in love with the. Back when I was a kid I’d watch The Lone Ranger with my grandfather, and growing up I’d also see movies like The Silence of the Lambs, Police Academy 2, Rolling Thunder, etc. It was like ages ago when I first heard of the.
357, I’d like to lament a bit about the 357. 327 Federal Magnum and how it measures up to the. 357 Magnum Alternative?īefore we dive into the merits of the. Ammo, Firearms, Handguns 327 Federal Magnum: A Good.
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