Always felt pretty confident until the day I stumbled upon a 450+ pound black bear that didn’t immediately run away like all the other have. He just stood there 35 or so yards away, looking at me like ”what you want little guy” but when I cranked a 556 round past him that smacked a tree he...
It certainly is, the .357 has always been regarded as the standard for a man stopping pistol caliber but that extra length and velocity turns it into a great close range big game cartridge.
Thanks and I agree, it is a great deer round in a fast handling little rifle. I should have also noted, I shot the same rounds through my Rossi Ranch Hand with a 12” barrel and achieved almost identical results.
For those interested in Pistol Caliber Carbines...
Finally found time to shoot my Henry X .357 on the chronograph. Velocities are listed below for a few of the rounds I had on hand. All numbers are the average of 5 rounds fired through a Shooting Chrony at 10 feet. You should be able to look...
Its just a big Bob, I probably have 100 pictures of him utilizing the road to move across the property. The first picture was in front of my shop and I was sure it was a Mt.Lion, until I had more pictures with better views.