.38 Super vs .357 Mag

[RainDodger]

Remember, advice is worth what you pay for it... and you now have gotten just about every opinion you could need or want!

I have both a .38 Super (all stainless steel on a 1911 platform) and various .357 Mags. I carried a Model-66 .357 Mag on my belt, under a suit coat for years, in an earlier career.

Now I carry the .38 Super. Easier to carry, slimmer pistol and I like the cartridge. The bottom line is, I wouldn't wanna be standing in front of the business end of either of them.

Carry what you're comfortable with. You said you'll reload for it, so it's not a factor that you can't walk into a Wal-Mart and buy a box of .38 Super.

 

[tipoc]

Get both in a couple of different guns. In 5 years come back and tell us which you like best and why. Like some of us you may like both and enjoy the option of having both to choose from on any given day.

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