I am thinking about chambering a Martini cadet for either .357 Magnum or .357 Maximum. If you have or have had a .357 Maximum, what kind of accuracy did you have with .38 Special and/or .357 Magnum in the .357 Maximum, especially comnpared with the .357 Maximum accuracy in the same gun?

In my Contender 357 max. They shoot like sh!t it dosen't like the shorter cases at all. 3X group sizes over the max case.

In my TC Contender, the .357 Mags shoot just fine, but I cheat. I seat the bullets out farther if I intend to use them in the .357 Max barrel.

The .38 Special, .38 Long Colt, and .38 Short Colt all are "nein gutt" for 50 yard or farther shooting from my .357 Max barrel. But, if I had to use them in a pinch, they are all plenty good for shooting a man at 7-10 yards.

So I guess it depends on what you want to use your Martini for.

mine does fine with 357 magnum rounds too.
it does okay with 38 special brass and stuff like a 200 gr and 250 gr rifle bullets.
but normal short rounds [bullets] it doesn't care for too much.

Strange! My Ruger # 3 in 38 special shots
shoots mild and hot loads to sub moa, lead or jacket. !6" barrel. roger

I HAD A 10 INCH CONTENDER THAT SHOT EVERYTHING GOOD...TJ3006

I had a 14" contender that had throat work done and it shot all equally well but before the throat work it shot the shorties 2x-3x the group size of the max. I did the throat on a recommendation from a sillouette shooting friend as a specific fix for the contender chamber and it did indeed tighten up the groups.

Matthew