I'm trying to choose between Ruger SP101 2" barrel chambered for .357 Magnum and the same exact gun chambered for .38 special. I've read a few threads on this particular topic, but I still can't quite make up my mind.
I have pretty much decided that standard .357 magnum would be too much. I'm not really worried about recoil, especially in a rugged sp101, but I'm afraid that loud noise and muzzle blast will make it impossible to fight, should an incident happen indoors, in the dark. (as far as I understand it might totally disorient you and make you extremely vulnerable) Yet, I would really like to have something more powerful than standard .38+P.
So what I'm trying to figure out is whether I should get the .38 only model, and simply use the most powerful .38 ammo I can find (+P+? will .38 model handle it?) or get the .357 model and use the weakest .357 magnum ammo.
Just wanted to know what you guys think on this topic.
Thanks in advance!
P.S. I don't want to use .38 in .357 mag, because I read that .38 lose even more performance when fired from a gun chambered for .357 mag.
I have pretty much decided that standard .357 magnum would be too much. I'm not really worried about recoil, especially in a rugged sp101, but I'm afraid that loud noise and muzzle blast will make it impossible to fight, should an incident happen indoors, in the dark. (as far as I understand it might totally disorient you and make you extremely vulnerable) Yet, I would really like to have something more powerful than standard .38+P.
So what I'm trying to figure out is whether I should get the .38 only model, and simply use the most powerful .38 ammo I can find (+P+? will .38 model handle it?) or get the .357 model and use the weakest .357 magnum ammo.
Just wanted to know what you guys think on this topic.
Thanks in advance!
P.S. I don't want to use .38 in .357 mag, because I read that .38 lose even more performance when fired from a gun chambered for .357 mag.