And that is why 38 special is only a range round for me for the most part... the point of a revolver to the revolver crowd is to have a reliable piece of steel with an enormous amount of powder behind a bullet like a 357 magnum. Yes, yes, yes, the 9mm is better than the 38 special; the 357 magnum is where it is at and is the point people are trying to make. There are so many small revolvers and every other size chambered in 357 magnum that unless the oz of weight are really counting against you, you get it chambered in 357 not 38 special because you can use both. Which since the 9mm is chambered in the same frame as the 357 most of the time weight does not seem to be an issue here, so the 357 magnum with it bonusly (I made that word up) shooting 38 special it is because 357 is greater than 9mm in these revolvers. When you ask someone why they carry a revolver the answer is usually "I like having a reliable gun chambered in a nasty round rarley usable/found in an auto on me" (357 magnum, 44 magnum, ect) .To most people carrying the 9mm in a revolver is redundant, the whole point of me and most people toting around the extra weight of a revolver is the fact that when it is loaded to kill in our defense it has something much more nastier than my 9mm in a controllable, reliable, sexy package. As a range gun yes you do have an ammunition advantage in price but when using it as a defensive tool the reason we prefer 357 magnum isnt for the price. I never bought a defensive gun because I thought to myself that the amunition is cheap because then I guess I would be carrying a .22lr all year round. Tit for tat when comparing the prices of defense amunition of all cartridges, price savings is not the first thing most think of no matter what bullet is being bought, its expensive no matter the bullet... so those opting for the 357 magnum think the extra $ is worth the extra takedown power. Same principle as 40,10mm,45,357 sig. ect over 9mm, just in revolvers the caliber to size ratio limits you to 357 over the 9mm because going any bigger would usually warrent a dirty harry gun... usually.Ok... well I have my answers now. Some people will never embrace a new idea, and are so narrow minded that they will push against anything they dont understand with every ounce of energy they have. If you guys want to keep shooting your .38s and spending your money on a weaker, more expensive round, simply because most people are shooting a .38 revolver, then thats just fine with me. I feel I have found something that is really worth telling people about, but not many are listening. I will continue to shoot my revolver, enjoying its cheap ammo, getting more snub nose practice, and smiling all the while.
I can't say I'm swayed to find the 357Mag as a better man stopper.
Darn right. Now that is a good option. A double action that is that easily converted is now needed.Well, I just bought a 357/38/9x19 revolver - choice is a good thing!
http://www.ruger.com/products/newModelBlackhawkConvertible/models.html
.....I'd hate to try to reload with a pocket carried moon clip anyways.
I have not seen first hand effects of what any bullet does to the human body, so you are correct on that point. I'm not concerned about what it does in a deer as I'm no deer hunter. In all the data I've seen relating to persons shot with a firearm, there wasn't a statistical difference in the effectiveness or number of rounds required between any of today's major pistol rounds. None have a temporary cavity significant enough to be meaningful and the permanent wound cavity as well as penetration of quality JHP all run about the same, or in some cases excessive penetration. I won't try to argue that the .357 is equal on paper, just that I've never seen a study of actual GSW data that shows it to be a more effective fight ender.Then you have never seen something other than a target get shot by one. Lets say an animal since I doubt most people have seen a body been shot by these rounds in person.
CzechPoint USA is going to get the AlfaProj 9231 in stock in a few months and I'm planning to buy it.