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shouldazagged · May 21, 2013, 09:16 AM

It seems to me you have to really love recoil, and godawful flash and blast, to fire .357 Magnum in a snubby. I don't. The old "FBI/Metro" load suits me just fine in a steel J-frame. Among other things, since the already huge fireball from muzzle and cylinder gap is magnified in a short-barreled revolver, I'd be afraid if I had to use the .357 snub at night I'd be blinded by the first shot and unable to assess the developing situation or spot another assailant.

May 21, 2013, 09:16 AM	#9
shouldazagged Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 2013 Location: Louisville, KY, USA Posts: 273	It seems to me you have to really love recoil, and godawful flash and blast, to fire .357 Magnum in a snubby. I don't. The old "FBI/Metro" load suits me just fine in a steel J-frame. Among other things, since the already huge fireball from muzzle and cylinder gap is magnified in a short-barreled revolver, I'd be afraid if I had to use the .357 snub at night I'd be blinded by the first shot and unable to assess the developing situation or spot another assailant. __________________ "Don't let macho be your epitaph." ---Ed Lovette