revolver wins again! 

revolver wins again! 

That was awesome dude - thanks for posting this!

Really interesting results on the large caliber snubbies - but makes total sense.

I guess those are for outdoor activities in polar bear country…

I’d love a .44 Magnum snubby, but I think it’s unsafe unless you shoot the bad guy longwise, head to tail.

That 2nd .357 Magnum revolver is my carry (it’s the Performance Center 327).  Such an awesome design from S&W!  13 inches penetration with jhp, amazingly light & compact - still an N-frame!

.357 is an awesome cartridge for a snubby: close or far, highly effective + tiny package to carry.

Damn, though.  That .44.  Hmmm …

Hey thanks again for posting this dude!

P.S. Watch out for those hoodlums from St. Patrick’s - I hear they control all the vice activity in Kaimuki, and parts of Kapahulu.

Bad hombres.

I must admit I love revolvers.  Especially Smith and Wesson ones.  Beautiful pieces of work.

I have a SW Model 29 with a 8 inch barrel.  Nickel plated.  Bought it back in 1980.  Beautiful revolver.

Totally impractical for CW but my go to for home defense besides my rifles, 2 semi-auto pistols, my cowboy pistol, my steel pipe, my cut in half wooden bo staff, my illegal gerber knife, my over-sized phillips screwdriver, my ball peen and claw hammers, and several 2 1/2 lb. barbell plates that I use as shurikens.

I must admit I love revolvers.  Especially Smith and Wesson ones.  Beautiful pieces of work.

I have a SW Model 29 with a 8 inch barrel.  Nickel plated.  Bought it back in 1980.  Beautiful revolver.

Totally impractical for CW but my go to for home defense besides my rifles, 2 semi-auto pistols, my cowboy pistol, my steel pipe, my cut in half wooden bo staff, my illegal gerber knife, my over-sized phillips screwdriver, my ball peen and claw hammers, and several 2 1/2 lb. barbell plates that I use as shurikens.

“my over-sized phillips screwdriver, my ball peen and claw hammers, and several 2 1/2 lb. barbell plates that I use as shurikens.” - that is seriously funny dude!  Thanks for making me laugh!

I’d love a .44 Magnum snubby, but I think it’s unsafe unless you shoot the bad guy longwise, head to tail.

That 2nd .357 Magnum revolver is my carry (it’s the Performance Center 327).  Such an awesome design from S&W!  13 inches penetration with jhp, amazingly light & compact - still an N-frame!

.357 is an awesome cartridge for a snubby: close or far, highly effective + tiny package to carry.

Damn, though.  That .44.  Hmmm …

You could always shoot 44 Special from a 44 Magnum.

All these revolver calibers are easy to down-load to a desired level. Rimmed cartridges are the easiest thing to reload.

Am interesting test would be to load the 44 to a level of ballistic performance near the 357, and THEN compare the shootability of the two guns. Cowboy Action shooters routinely do this; our 45's aren't quite competitive with 38's, but can get close, especially with shortened brass.

Which then leads to the question, well if I can get my 44 to shoot almost like a 357... But my 357 could never deliver the ballistics of the 44... Why not go with the larger caliber?

My theory is figure the biggest gun you can tolerate, and then get the largest caliber in that gun, and down-load to taste.

You could always shoot 44 Special from a 44 Magnum.

All these revolver calibers are easy to down-load to a desired level. Rimmed cartridges are the easiest thing to reload.

Am interesting test would be to load the 44 to a level of ballistic performance near the 357, and THEN compare the shootability of the two guns. Cowboy Action shooters routinely do this; our 45's aren't quite competitive with 38's, but can get close, especially with shortened brass.

Which then leads to the question, well if I can get my 44 to shoot almost like a 357... But my 357 could never deliver the ballistics of the 44... Why not go with the larger caliber?

My theory is figure the biggest gun you can tolerate, and then get the largest caliber in that gun, and down-load to taste.

That’s a really great point! - like running 40s&w instead of 10mm Auto in a S&W 610, but making a WHOLE lot more sense to do.

.44 Special loads would have greater velocity than a .45ACP too …

Thanks again for making this point!

That was awesome dude - thanks for posting this!

Really interesting results on the large caliber snubbies - but makes total sense.

I guess those are for outdoor activities in polar bear country…

I’d love a .44 Magnum snubby, but I think it’s unsafe unless you shoot the bad guy longwise, head to tail.

That 2nd .357 Magnum revolver is my carry (it’s the Performance Center 327).  Such an awesome design from S&W!  13 inches penetration with jhp, amazingly light & compact - still an N-frame!

.357 is an awesome cartridge for a snubby: close or far, highly effective + tiny package to carry.

Damn, though.  That .44.  Hmmm …

Hey thanks again for posting this dude!

P.S. Watch out for those hoodlums from St. Patrick’s - I hear they control all the vice activity in Kaimuki, and parts of Kapahulu.

Bad hombres.

don't forget about Sacred Hearts and St. Louis   

I have the S&W 627 short barrel with 8 shot cylinder N frame. I like it!