I have both and shoot /carry both and hand load for both .38 and .380. I have shot .38/.357 mag for all of my shooting life (over 40 years) and only recently, with the release of the Glock 42 become proficient and experienced with the .380. I'll have to add that in my experience, and in the experience of a small "support group" we have formed here, the short barreled .38 snubbie is about the hardest gun to shoot well next to short barreled .357 and larger caliber, short barreled revolvers. Snubbie revolvers are just plain hard to shoot well/accurately and if one adds the SD aspect with rapid accurate follow ups it becomes a serious issue for all but the most experienced and best shooters. One has to be pretty serious to get good with a .38 short barreled revolver...it cannot be a casual relationship.