lee n. field
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At the risk of thread drift, I note on their site they offer Blackpowder chamfer cut on cyl.- $65 for the SP101.
Is someone shooting black powder loaded .38/.357 from those?
Why not a 41 Magnum?
Is the max pressure for 41MAG that much more than 357MAG?
Sad fact is that revolver calibers are waning in sales (except for the .38Spl). Auto calibers are more readily available. A GP100 in 10mm/.40S&W would sell better than one in .44SPL.
Sad fact is that revolver calibers are waning in sales (except for the .38Spl). Auto calibers are more readily available. A GP100 in 10mm/.40S&W would sell better than one in .44SPL.
Elmer Keith figured out 80yrs ago that the .44Spl with his loads was a much better killer than any .357Mag load. It ain't all about paper ballistics.Even if it were true that the .44 Spl had more "stopping power" than the .357 Mag, it definitely doesn't have "far more". Studies of handgun shootings have determined that there's not a whole lot of difference between calibers when it comes to how many shots it takes to end a fight.
Elmer Keith wasn't shooting people, he was shooting much larger animals that required much deeper penetration. "Stopping power" generally refers to people. And when it comes to the ability to stop a person, there's not a whole lot of difference between the common handgun calibers.44flattop said:Elmer Keith figured out 80yrs ago that the .44Spl with his loads was a much better killer than any .357Mag load. It ain't all about paper ballistics.
Deer are very different from people in many different ways. But that doesn't really matter; we're only talking about people here. And my whole point is that the .44 Spl doesn't have "far more stopping power" against people than the .357 Mag does.44flattop said:Better is better and deer aren't much different from people.