KJS
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The .380 in particular is very much of a mainline round.
Yes, mainstream in tiny pistols. Not mainstream in revolvers.
The .380 in particular is very much of a mainline round.
Yep that happens. My dad bought a S&W model 28, loaded it with 357 rounds and put it in his nightstand and there it stayed until he passed away nearly 9 years ago. I got the gun and in nearly nine years I haven't fired it either. And best of all it didn't cost me a cent. I wish he hadn't chunked the box.There are probably a shocking number of unfired Model 10s and Model 36/37 Smith & Wessons lounging the decades away in the top drawers of nightstands or dressers...awaiting the call to duty that may never come. I recently bought an early pinned and recessed Model 13 that didn't even have a drag mark on the cylinder. The original owner who sold it to the guy who sold it to me said that the gun had been fired 12 times, and I tend to believe it. My first estimates on the round count was 50-60. Further investigation revealed the answer. By the way...I practically stole it.
Taurus will market (and drop) "novelty" calibers faster than anyone. Remember the .22 Raging Hornet and Raging 30 .30 Carbine. Came and went in nothing flat. Some don't quite make it to market. Remember the .223 based on the S&W 500 frame and the 28ga revolver.
They're on Buds for just under $400. Why would anyone buy a .380 revolver when they could have a S & W .38 with the same number of rounds for just a little more?
I've been wishing that someone would make a 5 shot snub in 9x18 Makarov.