Originally Posted by
RyanB
Am I not recoil sensitive? 135 +Ps from a 642 and 110gr .357s from a 640 don't bother me.
They bother some! I've seen a woman at a public range fire a .38 snub for the first time and actually drop it in fright. With my old 442 and non-padde grips, I couldn't stand to live fire more than a few cylinders a year, it hurt so much. The right grips make all the difference in the world My 637 came with the low-profile grips that I associated with pain, but also with a Hogue Monogrip. I put that one on and I associate it with fun and painless shooting. They also conceal well in a pocket, which I didn't believe until I tried.
Seriously, in a fight you aren't going to notice recoil.
But in practice you will. Pretty soon you won't want to live-fire at all, if you're allergic to pain like me.
As to the original question, I carry Cor-Bon DPX 110gr all-copper HP, which is not +P even though the brass is so marked, and according to published gunrag tests will chrono over 1000fps from a snub. The fired brass either falls or ejects easily out of even a dirty cylinder, and the projectiles are long and pointy and easy to reload even with a Slow Strip, I mean Speed Strip, which is the only practical way for me to carry accessible spare ammo for my BUG. I would defer to Dr. Gary and keep wadcutters in the cylinder, but under stupid NC LE firearms qual rules you can qualify with only one service load and must use only that load until you requal with another load.
When life gives you lemons, insert copper and zinc wires in them and repeatedly shock your tongue.
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