The full name is .38/44 S&W Special.(with a slash, 38/44 not a dash, 38-44)
What was I thinking? I didn't spell out the complete name of the cartridge and used a dash instead of a slash. Oh the humanity!
Dave
The full name is .38/44 S&W Special.(with a slash, 38/44 not a dash, 38-44)
...showing a picture of an ammo box that the maker labeled ".45 Long Colt"
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.
so after 6 pages, my statement seems to holds true for John Q citizen. the 38spl only guns are impractical for ccw, home defense.....
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.Just how do you define "impractical"?? Because if, after reading 6 pages of this thread you get that .38Spl is "impractical for CCW, home defense..." then you define practical differently than I do.
buy and shoot all the 38 special ammo you want. I never said differently. my question is why do so in a gun that can only shoot that round when you can get one that shoots both it and 357? this is along the lines of the .223 vs. the 5.56 in a way. can you find a currently manufactured .223 only chambered gun?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-model-856-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.
can you find a currently manufactured .223 only chambered gun?
wow, I learned something new. I figured they stopped making .223 only guns in favor of the 5.56 or .223 wylde.Yup. Lots of them. Ruger, Remington, Browning, Savage, Weatherby, and more I'm sure.
Really? If you ever go looking for a 5.56mm-chambered bolt action rifle, it becomes clear fast that your choices are fairly limited.wow, I learned something new. I figured they stopped making .223 only guns in favor of the 5.56 or .223 wylde.