okamsrazor
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The ports are no more of a liability shooting a .357 magnum indoors than a non-ported gun. The amount of flash thrown by a .357 is intense no matter what. I had three gentlemen break into my home and all I had upstairs in my closet safe was my Taurus 608SS 6.5inch loaded with Winchester PDX1 Defender 125 Grain.
I went downstairs with only light from various hallway nightlights to see by. I found them standing by my pried open front door. The one in the middle had a Glock 21 (found out after during the police report that is what it was....I did not analyze in detail during the moment) and one had a Kabar knife. I shot the one with the Glock dead center from 9 ft away and the one with the knife in the right armpit (it traveled straight through to his heart). Both were dead before they hit the floor.
I missed the 3rd one who was picked up by police about 40 minutes later.
Was the flash intense? Yes. However, the sound was more intense and I had ringing on my ears for a few days. However, nothing beats the gun in hand and a loaded Taurus revolver is nothing to balk at. I do not think they are wishing I had used a S&W instead.
I went downstairs with only light from various hallway nightlights to see by. I found them standing by my pried open front door. The one in the middle had a Glock 21 (found out after during the police report that is what it was....I did not analyze in detail during the moment) and one had a Kabar knife. I shot the one with the Glock dead center from 9 ft away and the one with the knife in the right armpit (it traveled straight through to his heart). Both were dead before they hit the floor.
I missed the 3rd one who was picked up by police about 40 minutes later.
Was the flash intense? Yes. However, the sound was more intense and I had ringing on my ears for a few days. However, nothing beats the gun in hand and a loaded Taurus revolver is nothing to balk at. I do not think they are wishing I had used a S&W instead.