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Thought I'd resurrect this thread you started and ask about your experience shooting the new 340PD. Hope you've had a chance to try out several loadings and have selected something that works well for you as a carry round.

Great lessons-learned post.

Funny sign that makes a great point. [Members: be sure to read the entire sign for a good laugh!] :)

Second Ralph's and Skidder's suggestion of a lead hard cast bullet load from Buffalo Bore, though it will certainly be a handful out of a 2 inch gun. This load should serve you well as an emergency load, and it sounds like you are well aware of the limits of this gun and caliber for any...

It would make a decent slug launcher for deer... a Jeremiah Johnson mountain man retro (you might need to lop off the full choke, though, to get best accuracy).

A load of 00 Buck can serve equally well as a "warning" shot or a "stop the threat" shot. There's no good reason to stagger loads that I can see. Pick whatever Buck load that patterns well in your gun and train with that to become comfortable with it at various distances.

For those of you who don't like the Taurus Public Defender or the older Taurus Judge, just wait till this Summer when Taurus is introducing its Prosecutor, followed by its Court Reporter later this year (just kidding... or am I?).

Nice looking gun! Seems like a good buy overall. Let us know what you think after you've fired off some rounds of various flavors.

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My understanding is that the warning on the side of the light scandium guns against using bullets less than 120 grains has to do with the increased risk of flame erosion of the cylinder from the hotter gases propelling lighter magnum bullets. This doesn't have anything to do with bullet...

This is good advice. In general, a heavier bullet is more likely to unseat its crimp than a lighter one in these lightweight guns, if the recoil is severe. That could lock up the cylinder and become a crisis in an emergency.

Try them both and see how they go. Don't forget, a "regular" handgun is 2-3 times heavier than the 340PD, which makes a big difference when firing these rounds. The 340PD does have a strong kick, but everyone responds to recoil differently. I'd describe the effect (when firing the 357 mag 158...

The 135 gr. Speer GD is rated +P. Gunbroker.com has a used 340PD offered at a "buy now" price of $650... the new ones are around $800. You can probably locate one for under $600 with a little bit of patient searching, since many of these guns are bought new and sold soon thereafter (due to...

As far as I know, the 340SCPD is the same gun as the 340PD... the SC just stands for Scandium, which is the alloy metal used in constructing the gun's frame.

I also carry the 340PD as my daily gun, using a Desantis front pocket holster. I've also carried it a time or two using a clip draw (this makes a sleek overall carry package, though some may frown at this method). Agree that the 357 mag cartridge is excessive for such a light gun, but one can...

Bet that snake has a sharp bite. Nice pickup!

Thanks for this report. Seems like there's good quality control at BB, seeing the rather narrow velocity ranges (barring that off-chamber). The Ruger's 4 inch barrel only added about 40-50 fps over the Colt's 2 inches, so I wonder if BB tweaked their 158 gr. 38 Spl loading to that barrel length?