Ow!!!!!

[Mr.357Sig]

Went to Medlocks a few days ago and rented a S&W Model 640. Shooting it with the .38 Special was pretty cool, especially with the CTC grips.

But, then I made the move up to the .357 Magnum rounds. OW! FREAKIN' OW!!!!! Kick like a mule much? Damnation!

It was loud as hell, but I didn't mind that at all. I'm not sure I'll be putting mag rounds in my future carry snubbie.

 

[Glock 'em down]

I think .357 Magnum in a J frame is just silly.


The J frame was built and designed for the .38 Special. That's all you need in a "get off me" gun.

 

[Mr.357Sig]

Yes, I have to agree. The .357 mag is just way too much for that small a gun.

And that was a STEEL frame S&W. How much fun would that be with an airweight frame smithy? Uh...........no thank you.

 

[Glock 'em down]

Yes, I have to agree. The .357 mag is just way too much for that small a gun.

And that was a STEEL frame S&W. How much fun would that be with an airweight frame smithy? Uh...........no thank you.

And not only do you pay more with your pain, you pay more with your pocketbook too!

 

[Mr.357Sig]

You nailed it GED. I'm putting my hard-earned dollars in a model 642 or 442. Spend the savings on ammo. I love it when a plan comes together.

I'll save my leftover .357 Mag ammo for a 6-inch Model 686P. That should be much less painful to shoot. I hope...

 

[Glock 'em down]

You nailed it GED. I'm putting my hard-earned dollars in a model 642 or 442. Spend the savings on ammo. I love it when a plan comes together.

I'll save my leftover .357 Mag ammo for a 6-inch Model 686P. That should be much less painful to shoot. I hope...

A 6 inch L frame will be a breeze with those hot magnum loads. It'll eat those up and beg for more.

 

[Buzzdraw]

I shot a cylinder full of .357's out of a friend's 640-1 a few years ago. That was enough of that. That thing was hard to control and I've shot 1000's of rounds through S&W snubbies.

My 640 no-dash is shootable with .38's as well as .38+P's. It has a bunch (many 100's) of .38 mid-range equivalents through it.

Ditto for the comment that J-frames are meant for .38's.

 

[okie98]

Mine is Magnaported, but still a handful. I found long ago that 38 +P ammo would have to be adequate.

 

[flatwins]

I had a M&P 340 for awhile and shot a box of .357s through it one afternoon. I found myself flinching in anticipation after the first cylinder full. My ex really wanted it so I sold it to her.

 

[Glocktogo]

I shot a cylinder full of 125gr .357 JHP's out of a Scandium frame once. And I do mean once.