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<blockquote data-quote="biednick" data-source="post: 2789068" data-attributes="member: 123604"><p>I went with a 15" 357 Max mostly for the bullet selection. There's a lot of 35 caliber bullets intended for low velocity rifles that work great in high velocity pistols. I'm still doing some testing with mine, but based on my initial results it's looking like it should be a 250-300 yard deer gun with monolithic bullets. I'm loading hot enough it might be a problem in a Contender, but you'd be okay with an Encore. I'm also paying just shy of $2/bullet. I tried a couple different JHP and cup and core bullets, none of which looked as promising as the monolithics. With traditional bullets it's more like a 150-200 yard gun. </p><p></p><p>Keep in mind 357 Max is purely a reloader's cartridge, and getting brass isn't always the easiest thing in the world. Starline has it in stock now, but I waited several months for my first shipment. </p><p></p><p>A bottleneck like your 243 makes a lot more sense for longer ranges. It'll drift and drop less than most, if not all, straight wall cartridges. There's plenty of great options for inexpensive hunting bullets, and you can often find match bullets that give nearly identical trajectories. Those match bullets let you practice most of the year with even less expensive ammo. As an Ohioan I'm stuck with straight wall cartridges for deer season. If I had the option of using bottleneck cartridges I wouldn't have gone down this path. If you want a traditional pistol cartridge I'd recommend getting a revolver for the short game and using your 243 when you need to reach out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="biednick, post: 2789068, member: 123604"] I went with a 15" 357 Max mostly for the bullet selection. There's a lot of 35 caliber bullets intended for low velocity rifles that work great in high velocity pistols. I'm still doing some testing with mine, but based on my initial results it's looking like it should be a 250-300 yard deer gun with monolithic bullets. I'm loading hot enough it might be a problem in a Contender, but you'd be okay with an Encore. I'm also paying just shy of $2/bullet. I tried a couple different JHP and cup and core bullets, none of which looked as promising as the monolithics. With traditional bullets it's more like a 150-200 yard gun. Keep in mind 357 Max is purely a reloader's cartridge, and getting brass isn't always the easiest thing in the world. Starline has it in stock now, but I waited several months for my first shipment. A bottleneck like your 243 makes a lot more sense for longer ranges. It'll drift and drop less than most, if not all, straight wall cartridges. There's plenty of great options for inexpensive hunting bullets, and you can often find match bullets that give nearly identical trajectories. Those match bullets let you practice most of the year with even less expensive ammo. As an Ohioan I'm stuck with straight wall cartridges for deer season. If I had the option of using bottleneck cartridges I wouldn't have gone down this path. If you want a traditional pistol cartridge I'd recommend getting a revolver for the short game and using your 243 when you need to reach out. [/QUOTE]
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