Taurus Raging Hunter 357 Camo 8.37 in. 7-Shot Revolver – Superb Long-Barrel Hunting Rig

Description

The Raging Hunter 357 Camo is the longest barrel Taurus builds on the .357, finished in a multi-terrain camouflage Cerakote across the frame and the barrel shroud, with a matte black cylinder underneath. The Raging Hunter 357 Camo holds seven rounds, with an 8.37-inch ported barrel and a full-length Picatinny rail.

This is a hunting revolver first. The camouflage is not decoration on a gun this size: it is a working finish on something you will be holding still while an animal decides whether it has seen you.

What the long camo build gives you

• The Raging Hunter 357 Camo has the longest barrel Taurus offers in .357 Magnum, which gets the most out of the cartridge
• Seven rounds, one more than almost every other revolver in this class
• Camouflage Cerakote over the frame and barrel shroud, with a matte black cylinder for contrast
• Dual-stage gas expansion ports machined into the top of the shroud
• Full-length Picatinny rail integral to the shroud, with room to set a scope for your own eye relief
• Black rubber grip with the cushioned insert, inherited from the big-bore Raging Hunters
• .38 Special chambers and fires, which keeps practice with the Raging Hunter 357 Camo affordable

Why an 8-inch .357 makes sense

• Velocity. A .357 Magnum load out of 8.37 inches is doing something quite different from the same round out of a snub
• Sight radius, and a long stretch of rail for an optic, which is what actually produces hits at distance
• Recoil on a large-frame .357 this heavy is genuinely mild, so you can shoot it all afternoon
• With a 158 or 180 grain load and a zeroed optic this is a clean deer and hog gun inside about a hundred yards
• It is long. A Raging Hunter 357 Camo needs a chest holster or a scabbard, and it will catch on brush
• Ports are loud outdoors and very loud under a range roof. Doubled hearing protection, and keep the line clear

Specifications

• Manufacturer part number: 2-357081RH-DTSC
• Caliber: .357 Magnum, also fires .38 Special and .38 Special +P
• Capacity: 7 rounds
• Barrel: 8.37 in., camouflage finish, ported, integral Picatinny rail
• Cylinder: matte black
• Frame: large frame alloy steel, camouflage finish
• Grip: black rubber with cushioned insert
• Action: single and double action, exposed hammer
• Safety: transfer bar
• UPC: 725327944133

.357 Magnum and .38 Special are both standardised cartridges with pressures and dimensions published by SAAMI. Bullet weight matters more than usual out of a barrel this long: heavier bullets keep their velocity better downrange, and a 158 or 180 grain load will outperform a light fast one at the distances this gun is built for.

One correction worth making. Our old product title listed this as a six-shot. It is not: the distributor record confirms seven rounds, which is standard across the .357 Raging Hunter line. We have corrected the description and left the historic title in place so the page still comes up under the old name.

Why this revolver earns its place

• The longest .357 barrel Taurus makes, with a factory optics rail on top of it
• Seven rounds rather than six
• Mild recoil for a magnum, because the Raging Hunter 357 Camo is a heavy gun firing a mid-bore cartridge
• A camouflage finish that is a working feature on a hunting handgun rather than a styling exercise
• .38 Special practice at a fraction of what a big bore costs to feed
• Cerakote over the frame and shroud, which handles weather better than a blued finish

Handgun hunters who want reach without punishing recoil, and shooters who want a Raging Hunter they can afford to shoot regularly. The Raging Hunter 357 Camo is a deliberate, scoped hunting tool and it should be bought as one.

For a shorter barrel in the same cartridge, the 6.75-inch two-tone and the 5.12-inch two-tone are easier to carry, and the 5-inch black is the most compact.

Stepping up in calibre, the .44 Magnum at the same barrel length is the next rung. If you want .357 in a lighter package, the eight-shot Taurus 608 is the alternative.

Every Raging Hunter we ship comes with the factory case, the manual and a lock. Transfers go to your FFL and our end of the paperwork is done the same day.