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Oh, and the 3" GP100 in .44 is a fine lookin gunTotally hypothetical just because.
In, say a GP100 with a 3" barrel in each instance.
All opinions/POVs welcome.
Oh, and the 3" GP100 in .44 is a fine lookin gunTotally hypothetical just because.
In, say a GP100 with a 3" barrel in each instance.
All opinions/POVs welcome.
I tend to like big and heavy, or small and real fast. Not and, or.
The 38 Special is fine, but I kind of think 44 for me.
That's a good question, were I live our four legged threats are black bear and cougar. So a five shot 44 spl. seems like a good option, as does a 357 magnum. But now we have wolves in our neck of the woods and a high cap 9mm or10mm seems more appealing than before.For what purpose?
Yup, if the threat is dangerous game bigger than snakes, then I like the 10mm options. Done very well, when properly employed (good holster, on your body) and well fed, on effective enough even bears itching to eat folks.That's a good question, were I live our four legged threats are black bear and cougar. So a five shot 44 spl. seems like a good option, as does a 357 magnum. But now we have wolves in our neck of the woods and a high cap 9mm or10mm seems more appealing than before.
No question for me. The 7 shot loaded with an effective .38 Special +P load like the FEDERAL 130 grain HST hollow point.
I like the .44 Special a lot, I enjoy shooting my model 24 .44 Special much more than the model 25 .45 Long Colt. However, we are talking about what works best. If you are carrying for protection against a large animal like a black bear (forget about brown bears, I want a .45-70 rifle or shotgun loaded with slugs for a brownie), then go with a .44 Special.
It the need is for self defense against people or feral dogs, then go with the .38. 7 beats 5 any day!
Also, you will have quicker recovery time between shots, very important in a self defense shooting against more than one bad guy.
I have found that really good .38 Special ammo is easy to get and almost always cheaper (sometimes much cheaper) than good .44 Special ammo.
If you think that the .38 Special using +P ammo is weak compared to the .44 Special, load your gun with .357 magnums.
Jim