Looking to buy a revolver for the wife, and the Ruger LCR is at the top of my list. A friend owns one, and let me shoot a few cylinders through it. Awesome gun. Amazingly light and accurate. My geekyness kicked in and I started researching .38 special, since I don't know much about revolvers in general and as a hand loader I was curious.
Turns out a .38 special standard load is under 200 foot lbs of energy? And that's from a 4 inch barrel!
I have found some +p loads that range in energy from 250 ft lbs to over 400. I had no idea there was that much range in the +p loads....or am I missing something?
I have always thought of .38 special as basically (and ballistically) similar to a 9mm. Wheelgunners, is that the case?
Turns out a .38 special standard load is under 200 foot lbs of energy? And that's from a 4 inch barrel!
I have found some +p loads that range in energy from 250 ft lbs to over 400. I had no idea there was that much range in the +p loads....or am I missing something?
I have always thought of .38 special as basically (and ballistically) similar to a 9mm. Wheelgunners, is that the case?