Officers'Wife
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Perhaps, but if the issue is recoil aversion, the lighter bullet of the 32-20 is easier to load than the 38 Special.The worst is .32-20. My neck complains every time I load it.
My ten year old daughter will shoot 32-20 out of my S&W all day long if I were willing to allow her the ammunition. One magazine out of the 38 Super and she's ready to go home. I can't help but wonder that had Dad started me with a 38 Special rather than the 32-20 if I would find pistol shooting even more distasteful than I do now.
FWIW- my brother has been giving me lessons on reloading 32-20. If not for the little tool he made to set the bullet I would agree they would be a pain. As it is, I've only had neck problems twice and that was with brass that probably should have gone into the melt bucket anyway. We'll discuss the neck pain of the .223 at a later date.