woods gun

Bit of an essay to follow, but the TLDR is a question - why haven't smaller, lighter rounds replaced heavier more powerful rounds in hunting and wilderness defense, the way they have in self defense applications? The iconic handguns used over the years for self defense have steadily come down...

Back when I started doing armed security work, I lived where I could roam any number of wooded properties and target shoot / attempt / harvest small game with my .38 service revolver(s). Got to like the .38 special 158 gr RNL with a 4" bbl as a handy woods gun. Years later there were times...