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Post by Travis on Apr 30, 2009 18:05:51 GMT -5
What do you prefer? A .357 Magnum or a .38 Special that can handle +P+ loads? And why? For me, I'd buy a .357 Magnum, that way I could stuff all the .38's in it I could muster and then still have the hotter .357 Magnum to rely on if the SHTF. I also like the band called ".38 Special" too.  Your mileage may vary. |
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Post by stalkingbear on May 1, 2009 9:27:05 GMT -5
The .357 is MUCH more versatile than the .38 and is MY choice between the 2. However .38s ain't as accurate when fired from a .357 chambered gun as when fired from a .38 chambered gun. My wife's S&W model 442 DAO is .38+P and in that tiny airweight J frame, .357s would be brutal to shoot. That's why I have hers loaded for "social occasions" with +P Gold Dot or +P Hornady Critical Defense loads.
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Post by Travis on May 16, 2009 23:51:30 GMT -5
Hey Bear? I know you know your Beans. I'll trust your word Bro. |
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Post by greenbudsmoker4201 on May 17, 2009 12:36:29 GMT -5
dont know between 38 or 357 i like the 41magnum or 44magnum myself
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Post by stalkingbear on May 17, 2009 14:17:09 GMT -5
I'm a HUGE fan of the .41magnum. Currently I only have 1-a Ruger Redhawk w/5.5" barrel.
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Post by Travis on May 20, 2009 1:36:25 GMT -5
I want a .41 Magnum. By golly, I have shot them in the recent past and I'm hooked! Nice compromise between the .357 Magnum and the .44 Magnum indeed! The late Bill Jordan I believe was a fan of the .41 Magnum too.
Bear told me "Dirty Harry" used a .41 Magnum S&W but I forget the model number.
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Post by stalkingbear on May 20, 2009 14:43:34 GMT -5
It was a S&W model 57 in .41mag. They (film crew) were going to use a model 29 in .44mag but couldn't find 1 so they just got/used the model 57 and called it a .44mag model 29. They got by without anybody knowing from watching the movie due to the .41 bullets being .410 while .44 bullets are only .429.
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Post by Travis on May 21, 2009 16:54:07 GMT -5
Thank You for the clarification there Bear.
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