Mod the Sig P290 8-round mag to fit the P938.
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Mod the Sig P290 8-round mag to fit the P938.
MagGuts hasn't done that one yet.
642 ALL DAY.
I am biased though.
I carry one everywhere and it's easy.
With my snubby I think there’s a significant difference between +P and magnums.
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ETA: Sorry about the small pictures. 430 FPS is relatively significant. It’s the difference between subsonic and supersonic in this case.
I agree that there are very few .38 loads that make a JHP-style hole and penetrate well in testing. And even then consistency is an issue.
There are many .357 magnum loads that can give 5 inch barrel 9x19 performance from a 1 7/8 in barreled revolver.
But they are quite brutal on the shooter and follow-ups are slow.
I like the reduced .357 loads like Hornady's Critical Duty (135 gr @1175 fps) and Remingtons Golden Saber (125 gr @1100 fps) in a snubbie. They test very well in gelatin and have recoil and blast closer to a .38 +P thus making follow-up shots closer to .38 +p as well.
That Remington load at 336 ft-lbs is fairly similar to my preferred 147gr 9x19 at 950 fps for 295 ft-lbs out of a 1-7/8 inch barrel. I tend to like slow heavy rounds.
I might try a couple of those in my 637-2. For actual carry though, I'll probably stick with the convenience of my 9mm cylinders. I'm not an energy hound and often just carry a .380 for convenience and flatter pocket profile.
The one thing revolver carriers have to come to terms with: in a short range death match, there is no reload. It's five bangs and a click, and then you die.
That's why eastern coppers carried multiple guns and did a New York reload.
If you carry a j frame, better carry three of them.
Or carry LCP and a couple spare mags. And stay alive.