Seven rounds of .38+P, or five rounds of .44 special?

IMO if you hit what you aim at it will not matter.

Pick the one you are more accurate with and go with it.

A GP100 is good size gun, it should be loaded with .357s unless the shooter is severly recoil sensitive. I'll choose either one for SD/HD but all handguns are second to the 12 GA

For my needs, and providing I can work up my own load for it, I'd take the .44Spl.

More is better. That can apply to the number of rounds available OR to the size of the hole created. Therefore IMHO either would be a good choice assuming you can shoot both equally well.

My vote would be .44 special all day long. There was a reason it was Elmer Keith's favorite. It is a proven cartridge on game and offers a lot of flexibility for different applications.

Several choices of 200+ grain bullets getting near 1,000 fps depending on powders and bullet weight. Knockdown power and meplat vs. .38 special +p is hard to even argue let alone compare.

It just comes down to your capacity question. It isn't a lot different than asking someone if they would rather have 9 rounds of .380 vs 7 rounds of .45 acp. Is this for carry, home defense or just for fun? I am curious about that but it is hard to argue with a bigger hole and a heavier round if your intent is to stop someone with your first shot. They learned that lesson the hard way with the moros in the Phillipines.

For what purpose?

Seven rounds of 38spl p+, no thanks.

I do carry a s&w 586 l-comp 7-shot filled with 357's. I also carry a 5-shot ca bulldog 44spl.

44 special. Cause it costs more and it's tougher to find, thats the criteria i use to choose all my firearms.

Assuming that I am equally adept with both handguns, I would choose the .44 partially because of the dandy, moderate-speed (~800fps) 250gr loading that I have developed:





That is a Matt's bullet, btw.

Would probably go with the .44 Special.

If you reload 44spc, if not 38spc, 44spc rounds are pricey last I looked, about 2 times 38spc. I reload 44mag and have seen fired brass for 44spc run more than 44mag brass.

Five rounds of .44 Special.

Purrrrrrrrrrrty!

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44 with my Charter Arms for 5 then my Ruger and S&W for 6. I made the decision when I bought ammo now I reload and the decision is easier.

I have a Rossi 720 3in barrel and a Taurus 85 in 3in barrel. If I had to chose one. 44 Special all the way. I believe it is one of the best stoppers out there for 2 and 4 legged critters.

Two of my favorite revovler cartridges..
The 44spl and the 38spl ..
I go through the same dilemma ..
Two revovlers , same frame size one a 5 Shot 44spl other a 6 shot 38spl

I tend to like big and heavy, or small and real fast. Not and, or.

The 38 Special is fine, but I kind of think 44 for me.

Outside of my .22s, I don't generally tend to care for revolvers that hold more than six.

Having had bad timing, and clockwork issue with a 7shooter that I owned.....I say five .44s. They make bigger holes.
I'm not a fan of seven-shooters.

in a Gp100 it would depend upon the purpose. defense against human critters the 7 rounds of .38spl. defense against woodland critters, 5 rounds of hot loaded .44spl.

I like the 44spl. A lot!

I'm a fan of shooting lighter loads, feel I'm more accurate with them and enjoy shooting them more. for what it is worth

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