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I will be keeping the .357 loads in it for worst case and hope that never happens.
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I can hear it now:
"By the way, this is a 357 MAGNUM. Powerful and pretty darn loud ... here are some ear plugs for you <toss earplugs>. With this caliber, even I just wing ya, they will be big holes and you will probably bleed out, so I am going to put my earplugs in too - so I don't have to listen to your screaming"
There is just something that makes .38 not so "special" for me. Reading about the round and 9mm being more powerful as many say...some dare say a .380 is at least as powerful with the current defensive rounds. .357 to me is all I will use in my revolver for defense. There is a darn good reason .357 accounts for more one shot kills than any other caliber year after year. Not that I will rely on my first shot being the only one I have to take but it says a lot about the devastation of the round.
SWC's were and are traditionally loaded to full power.. think and thank Elmer Keith. Also, someone said they use some "158's" for defense.. nothing really wrong with that but realize that many are like the old school soft nose and hollowpoint 158's.. they'll act like a solid even if shot into gravel.. they're good for hunting deer perhaps but not stopping people.. the .357 "stopper" everyone is talking about is the old school 125gr hollowpoint that doesn't stay together exceptionally well but will sure tear you a new one.All a 357 does is teach a shooter how to flinch. Practice with semi wad cutters.