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07-17-2011, 16:28
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GAPist #1944
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Phoenix, AZ USA
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Have been fantisizing about a higher-power pistol
I love my G32 357SIG with 4.5" barrel...
...but I guess I have an itch...
I've had a model 20SF 10mm, and while it surely had the power I'm dreaming about, I never loved the feel of the pistol in my hands, which are rather normal sized. I thought about a .40 Super or a .400 CorBon in a 21SF, but I kept coming back to the slightly-too-large grip of the 20- and 21SFs.
THEN, since I love the 357SIG so much, I thought about the 9X25 Dillon in a 20SF. THERE, I thought, was the right combination of bullet diameter and overall power--but then I remembered that grip size and also realized that all that powder and cartridge length adds just about a hundred* FPS to the velocity--c. 1400FPS with 124XTPs--I'm getting from my 357S.
So...this week I'll be trying Barnes solid-copper TAC-XP...
http://www.barnesbullets.com/product...istol-bullets/
...125s in my reloads. Maybe they will satisfy that itch. 
* What else it adds is more recoil, more physical muzzleblast, and more noise!
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"If lethal force is warranted and appropriate under the circumstances, the" (defender) "must shoot until the threat ceases." Pinizzotto, Kern, and Davis, FBI Academy.
Last edited by jeffreybehr; 07-18-2011 at 16:13..
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07-21-2011, 15:25
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Cash,Texas
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Just curious as to why you would want more blast,noise & recoil?
I have a G32 also and its my everyday carry.
Try getting a G33 or a S&W 2-1/2 " 44 mag which you would really like I am sure of.
Last edited by STI; 07-21-2011 at 15:26..
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08-06-2011, 22:03
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GAPist #1944
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Phoenix, AZ USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by STI
Just curious as to why you would want more blast,noise & recoil?
I have a G32 also and its my everyday carry.
Try getting a G33 or a S&W 2-1/2 " 44 mag which you would really like I am sure of.
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I didn't want more blast, noise, and recoil, they just come with the 9X25.
I kept my 32 and did indeed develop excellent loads with the Barnes TAC-XP 125.
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An EDC S&W M&P 357SIG. Ten Glocks sold. NRA life member.
"If lethal force is warranted and appropriate under the circumstances, the" (defender) "must shoot until the threat ceases." Pinizzotto, Kern, and Davis, FBI Academy.
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08-07-2011, 11:56
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CLM Number 261
Polymer Butcher
Join Date: May 2008
Location: The Gunshine State
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Jeffrey:
Just to keep the thread going and add some life, what do you load and shoot for practice ammo?
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08-07-2011, 18:25
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GAPist #1944
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Phoenix, AZ USA
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For practice ammo I use the Montana Gold 124HP, 10.5g. Accurate #7, WSP, and Speer nickeled cases. Velocity at 10' is almost 1300. I bought the #7 to test for PD loads, found it has too much muzzleflash...
http://jeffreybehr.zenfolio.com/p548446203
...and now consume it on practice loads. I use Accurate #5 in my .45GAP practice loads for the same reason, and #5 has even more MF.
I'm blessed with a place less than an hour from the house*...
...where one can shoot safely, and I love to take 1-gallon and smaller plastic jugs filled with water to destroy. It's LOTS more fun than punching holes in paper. 
Sorry for the low-quality cellfone pic.
* I realize that some of us can shoot in their backyards, but I live in a metropolitan area of over 2 million people and where it's unlawful to discharge a firearm.
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An EDC S&W M&P 357SIG. Ten Glocks sold. NRA life member.
"If lethal force is warranted and appropriate under the circumstances, the" (defender) "must shoot until the threat ceases." Pinizzotto, Kern, and Davis, FBI Academy.
Last edited by jeffreybehr; 08-07-2011 at 18:29..
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08-07-2011, 21:13
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CLM Number 261
Polymer Butcher
Join Date: May 2008
Location: The Gunshine State
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Wish we had a place like that around here to drive to, lol.
You need to post some pictures or video of the destruction on the water jugs and what not 
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08-15-2011, 18:31
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GAPist #1944
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Phoenix, AZ USA
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I decided to buy another 357SIG pistol, this time a 31 Gen4, instead of buying a new, more-powerful cartridge. Pics later.
Anyone want to buy a 37 in .45GAP?
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An EDC S&W M&P 357SIG. Ten Glocks sold. NRA life member.
"If lethal force is warranted and appropriate under the circumstances, the" (defender) "must shoot until the threat ceases." Pinizzotto, Kern, and Davis, FBI Academy.
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