mickb wrote:How many fans of the 357 magnum in long guns are out there, or any else who has pulled the trigger on one?
I am pretty big fan of the little case myself in lever guns. Getting into it for the first time I considered pistol cartridges a bit of an obscure novelty, so I was surprised to find them more popular than I thought. There are currently 16 going for sale on usedguns for example. Not exactly 30-30 or 308 level numbers(40+), but still beating calibres like 6.5, 25-06 for ad numbers.
Would it be fair to say its moderately well represented in the game fields? Or would a lot of this popularity also be the advent of cowboy action shooting?
Also back in 'the day', aka 70's and 80's and 90's do any of the older members know if 357 levers had any showing in Australia?
Bill wrote:Yeah just joined the 357 rifle club, sort of wanted to test the water after mucking around with the 256 win.
Havent reloaded for it but I have notice that not all brass is created equal lol.
Found out starline is crap but getting good results with CBC brass.
Keen to do some plinking should be good little bunny buster
Tiger650 wrote:Rossi do a good Win '92 copy in .38/.357, expect to do a little tuning and adjustment and probably Tru-Oil the timber to weatherproof.
My favourite is the 16" BBL carbine, shots either of the above rounds faultlessly and hand loads can get impressive velocities with AR2205 out of the longer [than pistol] barrel.
Excellent website is "The Rosssi Rifleman" a gold mine of information ex very nice blokes.
Hornady XTPs are very effective but expensive, Len Steele of Armoury & Ammunition Services in Dandenong have a good quantity of 158gn FMJ projectiles [ex the old Maribrynong ammo factory] at a good price, good man to deal with also.
Rossi at one time produced the rifle in 454 Casull, the skinny little butt plate of the '92 would make that hard on the shoulder LOL.
Importer is OSA [Outdoor Sporting Agencies] in Melbourne, stock levels seem to fluctuate, I traveled from Melbourne to Dubbo to buy my last one used.