.357 magnum ammo; Federal, Hornady, Speer or Remington? And why? Thanks?

Some guns do not shoot all ammo with the same accuracy therefore you have to determine which ammo your gun shoots best. As an example, my Ruger likes Federal but will not shoot Remington with the same accuracy.

Test several and see which your gun shoots best.

I use or have used them all. I, probably, like: CCI/Speer, Remington, and Federal the best. Other top performance brands include Black Hills, and Winchester.

Other than that I don't think ammo brand or type is all that important. What is important is (1) how well you're able to fire a double-action revolver (There's a certain knack to it!); and (2) how tight you're able to keep your groups — especially as your rate-of-fire increases!

357 Magnum, in all of its, flavors , is a hard-hitting round; and it's about as large a (revolver) cartridge/bullet combination as I might ever prefer to use for self-defense against a humanoid target.

There are lots of good answers. As one person put it, you would have to purchase several brands with various bullet weights to find out which provides the best accuracy. Another person stated that it is probably the most powerful handgun her would consider for defense purposes. I would generally agree with these statements. And you will find "light" magnum loads as well as "heavy" magnum loads. Personally I would avoid the heavy magnum loads/ The few hundred extra foot pounds they offer isn't worth putting undo stress on the weapon. I could just about picture the disastrous scenario of firing Buffalo Bore through a Smith and Wesson light-frame undercover .357 revolver.

I don't think it makes a whole lot of difference. When you consider that .357 Magnum is a handgun caliber, and MOST handguns are used at distances less than 25 yards, as long as you can hit what you're aiming at... You're good. It's not like shooting with a .357 revolver is going to be accurate enough that you can expect to put 6 rounds through the same hole every time you shoot.

I DO prefer a semi-jacketed hollow point bullet for a combat or self defense load, but as long as the bullets go BANG! every time you pull the trigger, and hit somewhere near the point of aim... Buy whatever is on sale!

I think they each have their own special attributes? Many people choose based on an individual preferense? or a recommendation? I think try each and see which you like most? Why not? Right?

I have had consistently good experience with all typed of Federal and Hornady ammo. Remington is hit or miss (no pun), so if you really care about accuracy, I would try the first two first.

I used Magtech when I was shooting factory loads.

Yes. Because I can.

All. See what you like best.

Buy them all. Shoot them all. Then decide which one you think hits where you're aiming. Then buy it. ; ' )