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<blockquote data-quote="Aries" data-source="post: 3202548" data-attributes="member: 44328"><p>Standard weight bullet in both .38 spl and .357 mag is usually 158 grains.</p><p></p><p>I prefer 125 grain in .38 spl though. There should be plenty of factory loads with lighter bullets available.</p><p></p><p>I have a S&W model 38, which is a light alloy frame .38 special with 2 in barrel, and it is not a lot of fun to shoot. Muzzle flip is horrendous, and it doesn't point very naturally, even with 125 grain bullets. So while an all steel gun will be less fun to carry around, I'd probably suggest staying away from the light frame revolvers. Unless you can rent or borrow one and see how she handles it. You can always get a .357 mag revolver and load it with .38 spl, but that will of course add a little weight to carry around.</p><p></p><p>If you handload, the beautiful thing is you can tailor your loads however you want to make them manageable for her. Again, if .357 mag you can load .38's, or some lighter load .357's. I would never use MY handloads for defense in a semi-auto, but have no such reservations in a revolver. That might just be me though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aries, post: 3202548, member: 44328"] Standard weight bullet in both .38 spl and .357 mag is usually 158 grains. I prefer 125 grain in .38 spl though. There should be plenty of factory loads with lighter bullets available. I have a S&W model 38, which is a light alloy frame .38 special with 2 in barrel, and it is not a lot of fun to shoot. Muzzle flip is horrendous, and it doesn't point very naturally, even with 125 grain bullets. So while an all steel gun will be less fun to carry around, I'd probably suggest staying away from the light frame revolvers. Unless you can rent or borrow one and see how she handles it. You can always get a .357 mag revolver and load it with .38 spl, but that will of course add a little weight to carry around. If you handload, the beautiful thing is you can tailor your loads however you want to make them manageable for her. Again, if .357 mag you can load .38's, or some lighter load .357's. I would never use MY handloads for defense in a semi-auto, but have no such reservations in a revolver. That might just be me though. [/QUOTE]
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