The 357 Maximum

[Jeff H]

My friend is taking delivery of a H&R LWT 20" 22 Hornet bbl rebored to maxi cerokoted and sites fit for his son. 750$ work on a 175$ gun!!

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I got my AAC 300 BLK for $200 new, so I only had $500 wrapped up in mine.

By the time you buy a Contender action, stock set and an MGM barrel, you're right at the $750 mark too. Well, when I started this. TODAY, I see Contender frames for well over $400. and stock sets went up 20%, so it COULD cost a guy nearly $1k.

Whoaaaa! Complete Deja-Vu-moment there! I swear I said "Complete Deja-Vu-moment there!" the last time too!

 

[fiver]

DW I bet

how'd you know?.... LOL

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

how'd you know?.... LOL

 

[Cadillac Jeff]

ok got some help loadin this---maybe I will remember how I did it!!

 

[Ben]

JWG :

Let's try this :

 

[Jeff H]

This is my ol 357 MAX---Stevens 44 1/2 --fast twist--can't remember 12 maybe??

fun with very heavy bullet & trail boss, well & 38's & 357's too

I don't care for heavies with a full load off the bench, kick's the old short eye relief scope into my glasses & marks them up, off hand not so bad!

Jeff

I don't know anything about these actions regarding vintage, design, strength, etc. I'm not into "hot-rodding" either, but do prefer to get from the Max what it has to offer, which is why I ask - are these actions capable of handling the typical BOOK max pressures? Not that I necessarily always need to go there, but I do like my safety margins.

That is one neat little rifle.

EDIT: Got my answer! That was easier than I expected to find information on. Seems it's quite popular.

Calibers

Our rifles available are in most common traditional calibers, and a partial list of our reamers follows. We cannot chamber for rimless cartridges since the Stevens 44 1/2 extractor needs a rim to function properly. We also do not chamber in calibers larger than .45 since the design of the...

www.cparifles.com

 

[JustJim]

I've seen a couple of the smaller Martinis re-barreled to 357, always wondered if they could be successfully reamed out for the 357 Max.