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Yankee Doodle · January 28, 2014, 09:33 AM

Whenever this topic comes up, and it often does, I remember what my old firearms instructor told us when I went on "the job" many years ago.
he said, "You can easily double the stopping power of the .38 Spl. issue load. Pull the damned trigger again"
Only caliber I ever carried in uniform. S & W Mod 10. When I got out of uniform, S & W Mod 37. Today, S & W 642. (Gave my son my 37. Dumbest thing I ever did.)
Good hits count. Misses get you dead. There is NOTHING wrong with the old .38 Spl. as a defense round, as long as you can hit with it.
Nuff said.

January 28, 2014, 09:33 AM	#69
Yankee Doodle Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2004 Posts: 619	Whenever this topic comes up, and it often does, I remember what my old firearms instructor told us when I went on "the job" many years ago. he said, "You can easily double the stopping power of the .38 Spl. issue load. Pull the damned trigger again" Only caliber I ever carried in uniform. S & W Mod 10. When I got out of uniform, S & W Mod 37. Today, S & W 642. (Gave my son my 37. Dumbest thing I ever did.) Good hits count. Misses get you dead. There is NOTHING wrong with the old .38 Spl. as a defense round, as long as you can hit with it. Nuff said.