WrongHanded
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We all know that the Miami-Dade shootout was a pivotal moment for handgun cartridge development. But I'm not interested in talking about the 9mm 115gr Silvertip, or the 10mm, or the .40S&W. (Not right now anyway)
Some of the FBI agents carried .357 Magnum revolvers. It seems there are some people (not here necessarily) who just assume those guns were loaded with .357 Magnum ammunition. However, I've heard that many LEOs who had the option, actually carried .38 Special rather than .357 Mag. I don't know if that was true for the FBI at the time or not.
Wikipedia is suggesting all the FBI agents with .357 revolvers, fired X number of .38 Special rounds. You can see that info in the "Weaponry and Wounds" subsection:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FBI_Miami_shootout
But we all know Wikipedia isn't the most reliable source when it comes to the small details. So I'm wondering if anyone has a more reliable source?
Seems strange to go chasing down armed bank robbers driving a stolen car, and load your .357 with .38s, but maybe that's what happened.
Some of the FBI agents carried .357 Magnum revolvers. It seems there are some people (not here necessarily) who just assume those guns were loaded with .357 Magnum ammunition. However, I've heard that many LEOs who had the option, actually carried .38 Special rather than .357 Mag. I don't know if that was true for the FBI at the time or not.
Wikipedia is suggesting all the FBI agents with .357 revolvers, fired X number of .38 Special rounds. You can see that info in the "Weaponry and Wounds" subsection:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FBI_Miami_shootout
But we all know Wikipedia isn't the most reliable source when it comes to the small details. So I'm wondering if anyone has a more reliable source?
Seems strange to go chasing down armed bank robbers driving a stolen car, and load your .357 with .38s, but maybe that's what happened.