American Handgunner July/August 1979

The 158 grain .357 is dwarfed by various .41, .44 and .45 bullets. The diHerence on game is even moreapparent.AMERICAN HANDGUNNER . JULY / AUGUST 1979ditions just do not exist. The best standingshot at a buck that I've had was one standingbroadside in the open-at around 400yards with about a 40 mile per hour windblowing. I have never shot at a broadsidestanding deer with a handgun. Usually,they are moving in relatively heavy coverat some sort of angle. Ideally, a shotshould penetrate through the chest cavity.This usually means shooting at either thenear or off shoulder from an angle. Per-•357 killing power should not beconfus~d with that of the .357Auto Mag and .357 HerreR. Bothare vastly superior.sonally, I do not take rear end shots. Typical-fieldconditions limit the most expertshots in exact shot placement. If the targetis moving, exact placement is difficult. Assumingthat the "storybook" broadsideshots occur mostly in storybooks, somesort of difficult shot is usually presented.Of those that connect, the majority willstrike at an angle. The .357 is found to beinadequate in performance in the majorityof shots presented by animals weighingmuch over 75-100 pounds.The .357 popgun in a typical revolver iscapable of around 1300 f.p.s. muzzle velocitywith bullets weighing around 160(Continued on page 60)37