357 Handgun............

[asquires2]

Ive noticed that alot of guys shoot 38 ammo out of their 357 revolvers. I understand the fact 38 is cheeper than 357 and its easier to practice with but is there any other reason?

 

[gunman41mag]

Ive noticed that alot of guys shoot 38 ammo out of their 357 revolvers. I understand the fact 38 is cheeper than 357 and its easier to practice with but is there any other reason?

Since it's CHEAPER, and kicks less you'll practice more & you'll shoot more accurate

 

[Davegrave]

What other reason could there be? Less violent practice at about half the price...what more could you ask for?

When I had mine, I usually put a box or two or .38's down range, and a cylinder or 2 of .357 per trip.

 

[gunman41mag]

What other reason could there be? Less violent practice at about half the price...what more could you ask for?

When I had mine, I usually put a box or two or .38's down range, and a cylinder or 2 of .357 per trip.

I still haven't shot any 38 SPECIALS out of my 357 MAGNUM, cause it's a pain in the butt to shoot the 38, I have to remove the recoil spring & switch it.

 

[Ricnzak]

Between the various options of each ammo you have a bunch of fun figuring out which you like best of each.

 

[Davegrave]

I still haven't shot any 38 SPECIALS out of my 357 MAGNUM, cause it's a pain in the butt to shoot the 38, I have to remove the recoil spring & switch it.

I'm pretty sure he was just talkin' revolvers....

What semi-auto do you have? DE, Automag?

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

A .38Sp wadcutter can also make for good "critter medicine"... Raccoons...opossums...etc etc

 

[gunman41mag]

I'm pretty sure he was just talkin' revolvers....

What semi-auto do you have? DE, Automag?

COONAN 357 MAG, it's accurate

 

[dak109]

COONAN 357 MAG, it's accurate

I'm jealous

 

[Davegrave]

I'm jealous

Me too.

 

[youngda9]

I only shoot .357 anymore since I'm tougher then most men. I re-load everything so the only cost difference is a few additional grains of powder which is nothing.

 

[fire259]

COONAN 357 MAG, it's accurate

<drooling

 

[Claddagh]

I sorta split the difference. My standard all-purpose handload that I use in all of my .357 revolvers and carbines is basically a moderately-warm +P .38 Spl. load in .357 cases: whatever 158 gr. LSWC is handiest over 5.7 gr. of Unique and a WW SP primer.

Inexpensive to produce, nicely accurate in most all of my guns and powerful enough to handle all of my routine tasks just dandy. Plus, I don't have to fret over having to scrub any fouling "ring" out of the chambers before switching to full-power Magnum ammo.

 

[lrahm]

We use to qualify with wad cutters. Perfect cut hole. Cheap but you had to clean a whole lot more.

 

[Lancem]

Long long ago I remember reading that the 148 gr wadcutter in the 38 came out to match some magic formula for dia/length and because of that was in the sweet spot for accuracy. And in my experience proves that out with low velocity rounds. My favorite load for a 38 spl is 3.0 gr of Bullseye behind a flat base 148 grain w/c, which even in a 38 case can cause problems with powder density/case volume. Move that load to a 357 loading and the problem is amplified by the larger case.

So moving beyond that, I love shooting hot loads through my 357, no doubt. But shooting wrist breakers all day at a piece of paper isn't going to give you the same "practice" that shooting target loads is. I can shoot my target 38 load "all day", the wrist breakers, a half hour of that and I'm ready to move on to something else. So for me I would have to say I shoot 38's because I can comfortably shoot a whole lot more, and when I go shooting it's an all day event, hate to get all worn out in the first hour...

 

[Mr. Neal]

Nope that pretty much covers it.. cheap and easier to shoot.

 

[bud1976]

Cheeper and less recoil no other reason.