Reeder Custom Guns - S&W 340 M&P .357 Magnum

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Been carrying this gun for quite a long time. My heavy load is the 125 gr. Speer over 20 gr. WC820. Out of the 1.75" barrel it will do a little over 1340 fps. Recoil is fierce.

I practice with a 160 gr. cast bullet and 3.0 gr. Bullseye in .38 Special cases. These do about 600 fps and are quite comfortable.

My right hand got boogered up in the crash and my thumb and first finger were completely numb. Feeling is slowly returning but movement is stiff. I most likely will carry .38 Special loads in the 340 as I don't think I could hold onto it very well with the heavy loads. Gonna do more left-handed work.

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I shot some 180 gr. FNGC with hot Longshot loads out of the hefty SP101. It was very salty and that weighs as much as a Glock 21!

Last time I had a 360J I even loaded some powder coated soft lead 200 gr. at 650 fps. THAT was salty too! Goofy idea anyway. I thought of the old backward HBWC filled with hot glue for fun. That might be interesting.

I've always admired your devotion to the mean little 340. I just needed a hammer to thumb. That WC820 is close to H110 in burn rate (surplus .30 Carbine powder). I had a 637 that I really liked too. The sub 16 oz. range is my happy spot. My .380 Kahr weighs about the same as the 340/360, 11-12 oz. empty. It has 7 ready to go and I carry the longer 7-shot extra mag. for back-up.

Do you carry an extra speedloader, or strips? The HKS are fine for me, I have several. I'd rather twist than have it pop rounds out in my pocket.

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