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True. Even with ammo designed for short barrels, assuming the same bullet weight and type of powder but less powder in the .38 sp, the .38 sp will be less powerful. I dropped back to .38 sp not because I thought it was magical, but because I don't want to damage my hearing. The .357 mag can presumably harm your hearing if fired in a confined space whether it is from a short barrel or long, and imparts much of its power to the bullet or not. Going with a load designed for short barrels was a way of getting the most I could from the short barrel and less powerful .38 sp load.
I agree with you about the virtues of all the big fat slow bullets--.44sp, .45 ACP, and .45 Colt. Especially when it comes to penetrating rather than expanding bullet designs with flat noses. Round noses tend to slip through flesh without doing much damage. For the flat nosed bullet designs I suspect the best revolver loads in .44 sp or .45 Colt are superior to the best in .45ACP. The best flat nose revolver loads have bullets with huge meplats (the flat part) and sharp edges. semiautomatic loads with that design would not feed. So their version of the flat nose design has smaller meplats and rounded edges-- essentially a hybrid between a true flat nose and a round nose.
I agree with you about the virtues of all the big fat slow bullets--.44sp, .45 ACP, and .45 Colt. Especially when it comes to penetrating rather than expanding bullet designs with flat noses. Round noses tend to slip through flesh without doing much damage. For the flat nosed bullet designs I suspect the best revolver loads in .44 sp or .45 Colt are superior to the best in .45ACP. The best flat nose revolver loads have bullets with huge meplats (the flat part) and sharp edges. semiautomatic loads with that design would not feed. So their version of the flat nose design has smaller meplats and rounded edges-- essentially a hybrid between a true flat nose and a round nose.