I have been thinking about buying a airweight S&W or Ruger LCR in .357, but after doing some research and handling some guns I came to the following conclusion:
a round from snubnose (2" or less) .357 revolver appears to have less kinetic energy than a +P round from a compact 9mm (3" barrel) [i.e. Glock 26 or similar].
I know that there may be hotter .357 rounds but they would need to be fired from the snub nose airweight and recoil would become excessive. It would even seem that the 9mm +P from a 3.46" barrel rivals the power of a snub nose (sub 2") .44 Mag.
Am I way off base or does the .357 Mag and .44 Mag loose that much potential in a very short (sub 2") barrel?
-AL
a round from snubnose (2" or less) .357 revolver appears to have less kinetic energy than a +P round from a compact 9mm (3" barrel) [i.e. Glock 26 or similar].
I know that there may be hotter .357 rounds but they would need to be fired from the snub nose airweight and recoil would become excessive. It would even seem that the 9mm +P from a 3.46" barrel rivals the power of a snub nose (sub 2") .44 Mag.
Am I way off base or does the .357 Mag and .44 Mag loose that much potential in a very short (sub 2") barrel?
-AL