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April 27, 2019, 02:34 PM | #126 |
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'I'm positive that Mr. Wright knows more about revolver history I ever will, but I've always thought, and many, many others think of the term .38/44 as referring to the more powerful Keith loads developed for the Smith N frame models as shown in their early catalogs. Even Colt advertised their Colt Official police as being able to handle the 38/44 loads. In those days this was similar to our present day "Ruger Only" loads.'
Except that Smith & Wesson never advertised their round as having been developed by Keith. Keith certainly wrote about the uploaded rounds he worked on, but his association with them didn't really become commonly known until well after World War II.
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If 38 only guns were more available I would buy them. The 38 will do about all I want from a revolver. And I am not talking about snubbies. I am talking about 4"-6" barreled guns. But the only new made 38s I can afford come from Taurus. And they are good guns in most cases. S&W also offers new made 38 only guns but I can't justify $700+ plus for any new handgun. Not when the world is full of used ones for around half the price.
As for cleaning the carbon ring from shooting 38s in a 357 I stuff a wad of paper towel or cotton ball in that area of the chamber and soak it with WD-40 or the Walmart equivalent spray and leave it for a few hours or over night with the gun barrel down. That softens the fouling so it can be brushed out without any real heavy duty methods needed. But I also don't let cleaning a gun get ahead of me either. They are cleaned when I get home if a box or more was fired or at least get a light spray and cleaned later. But they are not stored for weeks or months with a dirty chamber. |
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April 28, 2019, 03:41 PM | #129 |
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so after 6 pages, my statement seems to holds true for John Q citizen. the 38spl only guns are impractical for ccw, home defense..... but they are practical for manufacturers because they are cheaper to make.
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April 28, 2019, 03:49 PM | #130 |
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?? Your impressed by your own skills of debate
What is the purpose of building a more expensive, and often heavier firearm, than the cartridge most users will fire from it? You ignoring cost, outside of the scandium guns weight, according to some accuracy when firing a 38 from a 357, disallowance where competition mandates .38, and various other points brought up I suppose, if you disregard every counter premise given, you could argue your point was still as valid as when the six pages started. |
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April 28, 2019, 04:51 PM | #132 |
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I reckon I'm too simplistic in my outlook ~ if you want a .38 Special, buy a .38 Special. If you want a .44 Special, buy a .44 Special. (Or have one built.)
I quit worryrin' about things like that over forty years ago. Bob Wright
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April 28, 2019, 10:07 PM | #134 |
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the 38 special only gun is..... except for cost which now I see is a big factor for many because so few 357s are priced close to their 38 counterpart.
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A totally practical way to look at it is that people buy the gun they want because it's in the caliber they want.
If someone is looking for a 357 but doesn't want to pay very much, they make them. Many Taurus 357 revolvers cost less than a S&W 38 special. In fact, Taurus sells 38s and 357s at virtually the same price. https://grabagun.com/taurus-856b2-mo...-revolver.html https://grabagun.com/taurus-605-357mg-2-bl-fs-5rd.html Maybe some people, jerrys, in your mind, feel they are 'forced' to buy something other than what they want. That doesn't compute. Certainly not to me. In my experience of buying guns for 40+ years, I've never felt like I bought something I didn't want. Have you? The 38 Special is entirely practical and capable to do a lot all by itself. It's fine for self defense. It's fine for small game. It's fine for casual shooting. It's fine for super-accurate target shooting. Some folks don't feel the need for anything more powerful than that. Can't see why you might be imposing your way of thinking on everybody on the planet. If there was no market for people to buy a mere 38 Special, manufacturers wouldn't make them. But they do. And people buy tons of them in snubby form just for self defense. That's why there are so many manufacturers that make them and in so many different models. That, in itself, contradicts what you believe. If you can't accept that, that's your problem. |
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When you say it is "just cost", you are missing the bigger picture.
Guns can be very cheap and guns can be very expensive. In the middle is a range of products where for a given caliber you tend to "get what you pay for". I buy guns that have the right combination of cost, performance, durability and service reputation for the maker. I had no problem buying a well made 38 Sp that I was confident would last a lifetime and that fit my cost point. The gun performs as expected and does what I want it to. I considered paying a little more and getting a 357. I decided that my 357 choices would have been lower quality and/or questionable for durability. For my needs, I would have spent more and gotten a gun the does a worse job of meeting my standards. Last edited by P Flados; April 28, 2019 at 11:47 PM. |
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The thing is, there are still plenty of practical reasons to buy a .38 Special only revolver versus a .357 Magnum chambered one. All we've learned in 6 pages is that those reasons don't apply to you. Which is OK, this is why manufacturers offer so many options. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk |
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Do you think a .38 Spl, fired from a .357 chambered gun is impractical for CCW, home defense, …"?? Think carefully before answering, this is a test! If you agree that the .38 Spl round is practical for …. then the .38 only guns MUST be practical, because they shoot a practical round. .38 only guns may not be the MOST practical, for some folks, or they may be, it depends on your situation and preferences. But if you accept that the round itself is a viable, practical round for a given situation, then the gun that shoots it, isn't Impractical, if it is within the usual sizes and types. You could build an 8lb single shot target rifle in .38SPL, and most would consider it impractical for CCW or home defense. I would. But a .38 revolver, being impractical because its not a .357? I disagree. Less versatile? Sure. Less practical? perhaps Impractical? no...
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The Ruger LCR in .38 comes in at 13.5 ounces. The Charter Arms Undercover Lite comes in at 12 ounces in .38. The only 357 in this weight range is the expensive scandium revolvers complete with their bullet weight warnings of "not less than 120 grains". So you are now arguing it is more practical to design and build a gun that is more expensive to manufacturer (and noticeably more expensive to buy), has bullet weight limitations, and has longevity concerns just so you can chamber a round that the majority of shooters will never actually use in the gun? Or are you arguing that in guns often purchased for carry the difference in weight makes no practical difference? |
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JERRYS........take a hint from an old timer......give it up.............this thread, that is..
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357 snub is useless change my mind
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I have one because:
1. I can brag about having a 357 Magnum. 2. I know that it will hold up well shooting lowly 38 Special even in +P. 3. It gets your attention when you shoot it and makes your friends want to shoot it only once (they won't shoot it at all if they have experienced one before). 4. It's more powerful even though that is not necessary. |
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