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A .357 too??? LOL there goes my paycheck. Got any suggestions for one?
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I just use the online search engines to find the best deals on standard 240 gr loads. Find the full up magnum loads don't recoil too badly in a rifle and I like the way they obliterate whatever my plinking targets are. And yea, you need a .357 as well. Welcome to the fun world of the lever actions with modern pistol rounds.
BTW.. there's a lever action rifle section under 'Armory' on this forum you might enjoy.
A .357 too??? LOL there goes my paycheck. Got any suggestions for one?
Well...
Rossi's in 454, 44, and 357:
The .357 is by far the most-used of the three. Had it modified a little with a scout mount and suppressor threading (which meant shortening of the magazine tube). VERY happy with the result; it's one of my favorite carbines as well as one of the most capable:
And lest someone think I'm monogamous solely to leverguns,
an even smaller, lighter, and less expensive carbine in .357 magnum, an H&R Handi-Rifle with the barrel shortened to 16.5" and threaded for the same suppressor. As small & light as it is, it's still more powerful than a .44 magnum handgun, pushing 140-grain JSP's at 2,000 fps or so. Without the suppressor in place, it does look odd, but the barrel's still over 16" and so avoids any NFA issues on the gun itself:
With the unusually short barrel, the addition of the suppressor makes it looks almost like an off-the-shelf gun: