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38 special or 44 special for Home Defense/Conceal Carry dilemma
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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 2036849" data-attributes="member: 3099"><p>I'm a fan of the Speer gold dot short barrel loads in .38 +P. They chrono exactly what Speer claims out of my S&W 442 and are a great load for a snubbie. </p><p>With that said the .357 short barrel loads are not even close the magnum loadings. They are just a .38 load in a magnum case. If you are gonna shoot magnums I'm a firm believer in shooting <strong><em>MAGNUMS</em></strong>. Depending on your gun with S&W K frames being a no no because of forcing cones notoriously splitting with them, the .125 grain JHP loads @ 1450FPS (or faster) just don't get beat by much.</p><p></p><p>Buffalo Bore makes some screaming .38 and .357 loads that are low flash. The .38 +P gold dot loads are a good choice but be aware that they are in no way .357s or anything even close. They would be a decent choice for your wife.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 2036849, member: 3099"] I'm a fan of the Speer gold dot short barrel loads in .38 +P. They chrono exactly what Speer claims out of my S&W 442 and are a great load for a snubbie. With that said the .357 short barrel loads are not even close the magnum loadings. They are just a .38 load in a magnum case. If you are gonna shoot magnums I'm a firm believer in shooting [B][I]MAGNUMS[/I][/B]. Depending on your gun with S&W K frames being a no no because of forcing cones notoriously splitting with them, the .125 grain JHP loads @ 1450FPS (or faster) just don't get beat by much. Buffalo Bore makes some screaming .38 and .357 loads that are low flash. The .38 +P gold dot loads are a good choice but be aware that they are in no way .357s or anything even close. They would be a decent choice for your wife. [/QUOTE]
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