Ported 2.5" .357Mag = .38SPL +P in a non-ported?

[twoblink]

I was looking at how much piggy bank damage something close to a Weigand treatment for an SP101 would be; and I saw that they usually do some porting..

My question then would be; does a .38SPL+P out of an un-ported come close to a .357Mag out of a ported gun?

Does the porting effect the velocity as much as the wive's tales claim?

 

[Jim March]

The Weigand style LOOKS like it would reduce velocity more than, say, Taurus-style.

On a Taurus, there's a ported bit at the end of the barrel, usually about half an inch long. Basically, you lose about half an inch worth of velocity - so a 2.5" Taurus will perform like a 2" non-port. Which isn't bad, if you want the recoil control.

The Weigand type works differently. I would ask him for velocity test data, personally.

 

[Tamara]

A 125gr .357 Magnum bullet is moving faster at the forcing cone than a comparable +P .38 Special load is out of a four-inch barrel.

 

[PCRCCW]

Jacks porting suffers no more than 3-5% velocity loss when compared to a non ported gun. Shoot well

 

[stans]

I don't care for porting on a defensive handgun. Something about the possibility of hot gases and debris being directed towards any part of my body just gives me the heebie-jeebies.

 

[Mark IV Series 80]

I don't care for porting on a defensive handgun. Something about the possibility of hot gases and debris being directed towards any part of my body just gives me the heebie-jeebies.

..... Not to mention, that you would be night-blinded and possibly temporarily deaf after the first shot in darkness.

 

[Tamara]

Mark IV Series 80,

Not to mention, that you would be night-blinded and possibly temporarily deaf after the first shot in darkness.

Just out of curiosity, how did you determine that? (None of the ported guns I've shot in darkness blinded me, and a 2.5" .357 is going to deafen you anyway, porting or no...)

 

[Mark IV Series 80]

Hi Tamara,

I've never fired a ported revolver.

I extrapolated from the fireball I got out of an unported, 2.5 inch, .357 Magnum with hot 125 grain loads (I believe they were Remington).

I assumed (You know what happens when you ASSUME!) that some of that fireball would come out of the ports, and more into the line-of-sight.

Also, I have heard others comment on this:

1623: Gun for home defense!
11/17/02-8:07 AM Posted by: ThomasJ

Well Sir My wife is a small city girl also, and trust me a 12 guage toating women she ain't,also a shotgun can be easily taken away form someone in close quarters, and there are mechanisms someone under attack has to remeber, like safeties and pumping the shotgun but I believe the 605 is a great idea, although the ported version is quite scary at night, flames actualy shoot from the barrel at two angels, any revolver nowadays are good choices, a .357 is an excellent idea also, putting .38's in a .357 tames it quite abit, especialy for a female, as far as the ported version, well I think you should rent one first , My ported rossi is nice to shoot, in the day, but at night it actualy blinds you, and the noise level is defening , especilly in like a closed room or house,One thing pple forget when it comes to home defense pistols.......... they travel threw many walls which can cause harm to innocnet neighbors, so a well expanding .38 hollow point in a .357 revolver is a great idea nezerlove also take a good look at the Ruger sp101 with a 3 inch barrel, it is much better quality than the taurus have a nice day, and stay with stainless too, they hold there value and never rust with an ocasional quick wipe down with an oily rag, If I were going to use a shotgun for home defense I'd use an auto loader 20 guage, to hell with the sound of a pump, someone is crazy enough to be in my house, they are crazy enough not to care about a crack of the slide of a pump !!!!

 

[C.R.Sam]

"A 125gr .357 Magnum bullet is moving faster at the forcing cone than a comparable +P .38 Special load is out of a four-inch barrel."...Tamara.

Yup.

Sam

 

[Mark IV Series 80]

Welome back C.R.Sam!

Your wit and wisdom were missed here on The High Road.

 

[Tamara]

Yup.

Now, I ain't sayin' that's like having divine authority weigh in on your side, but it's pretty durn close.


Good to see you back, C.R.Sam!