.357 Magnum Velocity by Barrel Length

Velocity by barrel length data for the .357 Magnum , also known as .357 S&W etc. The data below was sourced from [Information sourced from Ballistics by the Inch. Also included are velocities from real-world firearms with various barrel lengths so that we are able to compare performance between something like a revolver, to a carbine chambered in .357 Magnum.

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barrel length	Cor Bon 110 gr. JHP	Cor Bon 125 gr. JHP	Cor Bon 140 gr. JHP	Cor Bon 125 gr. DPX	Federal 125 gr. JHP	Federal 158 gr. JHP	Federal 130 gr. Hydra-Shok JHP low recoil	Federal 158 gr. Hydra-Shok JHP
18"	1718	2113	1941	1936	2072	1719	2017	1721
17"	1686	2067	1947	1907	2026	1689	2009	1712
16"	1790	2119	2004	1946	2051	1739	2044	1741
15"	1728	2069	1942	1915	2032	1708	2012	1718
14"	1691	2054	1933	1897	2017	1732	1993	1715
13"	1682	2024	1916	1885	1979	1674	1984	1687
12"	1725	1994	1851	1858	1945	1654	1934	1679
11"	1667	1978	1814	1831	1973	1643	1922	1671
10"	1619	1943	1802	1804	1943	1630	1922	1638
9"	1615	1901	1745	1779	1881	1563	1812	1586
8"	1600	1851	1717	1728	1817	1570	1593
7"	1578	1784	1671	1682	1784	1516	1765	1536
6"	1461	1715	1580	1648	1702	1465	1662	1485
5"	1377	1614	1493	1552	1571	1373	1586	1402
4"	1286	1496	1394	1471	1511	1293	1453	1332
3"	1109	1257	1172	1271	1255	1102	1194	1122
2"	928	904	911	1050	949	858	919	914

Real-World Firearms

Velocity data from various real-world firearms with various barrel lengths and action types. Like above, the data is sourced from Ballistics By The Inch.

barrel length	Cor Bon 110 gr. JHP	Cor Bon 125 gr. JHP	Cor Bon 140 gr. JHP	Cor Bon 125 gr. DPX	Federal 125 gr. JHP	Federal 158 gr. JHP	Federal 130 gr. Hydra-Shok JHP low recoil	Federal 158 gr. Hydra-Shok JHP
Stoeger Buntline 18" Barrel	1562 fps	1848 fps	1599 fps	1733 fps	1738 fps	1459 fps	1774 fps	1415 fps
Winchester 94AE 16" Barrel	1744 fps	2105 fps	1913 fps	1935 fps	2005 fps	1717 fps	2057 fps	1735 fps
Colt Python 6" Barrel	1278 fps	1373 fps	1186 fps	1314 fps	1376 fps	1175 fps	1387 fps	1153 fps
Korth Revolver 5.875" Barrel	1417 fps	1500 fps	1306 fps	1459 fps	1446 fps	1259 fps	1483 fps	1256 fps
S&W 627-3 w/ Brake 5.625" Barrel	1340 fps	1505 fps	1285 fps	1359 fps	1428 fps	1262 fps	1464 fps	1270 fps
S&W 627-3 w/o Brake 5" Barrel	1312 fps	1444 fps	1334 fps	1333 fps	1375 fps	1229 fps	1421 fps	1224 fps
S&W 686 4" Barrel	1351 fps	1477 fps	1284 fps	1438 fps	1436 fps	1246 fps	1452 fps	1248 fps
Bond Texas Defender 3" Barrel	1191 fps	N/A	1160 fps	1313 fps	1246 fps	1122 fps	1221 fps	1154 fps

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