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I've always thought better for the .357 that can shoot both rather than just plain old .38. I did end up getting my wife a Taurus .38 (titanium & ported), but it was also to help out my friend/dealer that worked out of his house & got stuck with it after another guy backed out of the purchase after getting him to order it. But if you got a really good price on a .38, that is always a good deal too.
Without a 6” barrel you really aren’t getting the most out of a .357.
All I have is 38 +P in my revolvers except a stash for my 6”. With hunting, I just go .44 special
Serving as a LEO since 1999.
USPSA# A56876 A Class
Firearms Instructor
Armorer for AR15, 1911, Glocks and Remington 870 shotguns.
I don’t disagree but I have had the best overall performance out of my Dan Wesson 15.
I just use 38 +P as more of a sweet spot. I don’t really carry a revolver back up like I used to (G19 life) but for a house gun or whatnot; I find 38 +P does more for me than .357 mag defensively.
I think the sweet spot would be 357 mag ammo loaded down to 9mm velocities. The 38+P is just a little too anemic for my tastes.
Serving as a LEO since 1999.
USPSA# A56876 A Class
Firearms Instructor
Armorer for AR15, 1911, Glocks and Remington 870 shotguns.
Okay. I just shoot wheelguns for fun and maybe pigging but please explain downloading .357 mag to 9mm and if anyone sells rounds like that pre-made or load data because I think I need to do this once in life.
Per .38+P. I have some FBI loads and they seem okay to me.
I have a model 10 snubbie I love.
The Golden Saber .357 JHP is basically hot 9mm ballistics, running about 1200fps. For controllability in a small gun it makes sense, and .357 length cases theoretically get better performance than .38 cases since there is less of a barrel cylinder gap. But I have a huge stash of Buffalo Bore .38 +P and it works for me too.
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