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Bart Noir · June 24, 2013, 01:44 PM

I would certainly want to have 5 shots of .44 Special versus 5 of .38 Special. Although, the best .38 rounds are probably plenty good enough if you do your part.

Come to think of it, isn't the Model 640 a .357 Magnum? In that case, you can carry .38 +P.

No Charter will be as nice on the trigger as the S&W wheelguns. But they should be good enough at self-defense range, and with that old adrenaline going you probably will not benefit from the higher quality trigger pull anyway.

But the KelTec P40 is a nice gun. My experience with the Charter .44 3-inch is with an original model all steel one (new ones these days are lighter), and I do know that the small polymer guns in .40 are very snappy to shoot and flip the muzzle way up. So I can't really say which you can control better.

But I do know you can reload the .40 faster.

Bart Noir

June 24, 2013, 01:44 PM	#2
Bart Noir Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2000 Location: Puget Sound, USA Posts: 2,215	I would certainly want to have 5 shots of .44 Special versus 5 of .38 Special. Although, the best .38 rounds are probably plenty good enough if you do your part. Come to think of it, isn't the Model 640 a .357 Magnum? In that case, you can carry .38 +P. No Charter will be as nice on the trigger as the S&W wheelguns. But they should be good enough at self-defense range, and with that old adrenaline going you probably will not benefit from the higher quality trigger pull anyway. But the KelTec P40 is a nice gun. My experience with the Charter .44 3-inch is with an original model all steel one (new ones these days are lighter), and I do know that the small polymer guns in .40 are very snappy to shoot and flip the muzzle way up. So I can't really say which you can control better. But I do know you can reload the .40 faster. Bart Noir __________________ Be of good cheer and mindful of your gun muzzle!