Federal Premium HammerDown .357 Magnum 170 gr Bonded Hollow Point is a lever-action–focused centerfire handgun cartridge engineered to cycle smoothly in side-gate loading and tubular-magazine lever guns while delivering hunting-oriented terminal performance from typical lever-action barrel lengths.
Key Features
Lever-gun-specific design: Built around feeding and cycling requirements common to lever-action rifles with tubular magazines and side loading gates.
Modified chamfered case: Shaped to promote smoother feeding during cycling and loading.
Bonded hollow point construction: Uses a bonded design intended to help retain bullet weight while expanding on impact.
Lever-action velocity tuning: Loaded to deliver higher velocity and performance when fired from lever-action barrel lengths in pistol cartridges.
Nickel-plated cases: Nickel finish helps with corrosion resistance and can improve slickness during feeding and extraction.
Terminal-performance focus: Bullet performance is optimized for lever-action rifle use rather than typical short-barrel handgun assumptions.
Co-developed with a lever-gun manufacturer: Designed in partnership with Henry Repeating Arms to reflect real lever-action platform requirements.
Generational Improvements
Lever-action cycling reliability: More purpose-built for tubular-magazine and side-gate feeding than conventional .357 Magnum handgun loads not designed around lever-gun geometry.
Barrel-length-appropriate ballistics: More directly tuned for lever-action barrel lengths than many standard .357 Magnum loads that emphasize revolver-length performance.
Hunting-oriented bullet behavior: More intentionally aligned to expansion and weight-retention needs for game use from a carbine than typical general-purpose handgun ammunition.
Specifications
Model number: LG3571
Caliber: .357 Magnum
Bullet weight: 170 grain
Bullet style: Bonded Hollow Point
Muzzle velocity: 1610 fps
Muzzle energy: 978 ft-lb
Package quantity: 20 rounds
Case finish: Nickel-plated
Competing Items
Hornady LEVERevolution .357 Magnum (FTX): Lever-action–oriented .357 Magnum load using a flexible-tip bullet design.
Remington High Terminal Performance .357 Magnum (SJHP): High-energy .357 Magnum hunting/defense load with a semi-jacketed hollow point.
Winchester Super-X .357 Magnum hunting loads: Traditional hunting-oriented .357 Magnum options commonly used in revolvers and carbines.
Speer Gold Dot .357 Magnum: Bonded defensive/hunting-capable .357 Magnum loads emphasizing controlled expansion.
Federal Premium HammerDown .357 Magnum 170 gr Bonded Hollow Point is designed around the realities of lever-action feeding and tubular-magazine operation while targeting higher carbine-appropriate velocity and controlled terminal performance for hunting applications in .357 Magnum lever guns.
