s&w 657

[walker]

i have a 657 smith with a 6in bbl and thinking about trying to harvest a deer this year with it. im shooting a 210xtp with 20gr. of h110 and it pretty accurate, any idea what this load will crono? i think it should handle any tn deer im shooting at. most deer here will field dress 80 to 100 lbs. do any one think i would have any problems with the loads?


thanks
chris

[sourdough44]

Looks like a 41 mag? You could check the Hodgdon site and see what their data shows for FPS with your charge weights. Should work fine with good bullet placement. I bagged an 8 ptr with my 357 years back. I like to keep things almost to bow hunting distances with a handgun.

[walker]

Sept 16, 2014 19:33:42 GMT -5 sourdough44 said:

Looks like a 41 mag? You could check the Hodgdon site and see what their data shows for FPS with your charge weights. Should work fine with good bullet placement. I bagged an 8 ptr with my 357 years back. I like to keep things almost to bow hunting distances with a handgun.

yes 41 mag!! forgot to mention it will be 40 yrd max mostly 20 to 30 yrds.

[wilmsmeyer]

Should be delightful at 40 or less yds with a good shot. The 41 Mag is no slouch!

[walker]

Sept 17, 2014 19:01:26 GMT -5 wilmsmeyer said:

Should be delightful at 40 or less yds with a good shot. The 41 Mag is no slouch!

thats for sure!! and it shoots pretty darn good, has very good balance to it

[hornet22savage]

Nosler has a listed velocity of 1590 for 19.9 gr. H110 no I'm betting your at 1600 or so.

[lee]

I got 1450 fps from my S&W 57 classic using Barns 180 gr Vortex factory ammo.. Crono was set at 11' from the muzzle

[lee]

forgot to mention this has a 6" barrel