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Originally Posted by Michele
Do you think a .38 is puny? Or do you think a .38 is a good choice for a woman?
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I can't answer that question. I can say, with reasonable provability, that .38 SPc is a marginal round, ballistically. I can also say, again measurably, that for most people, a snubbie is not easy to shoot fast and well. I can also show, via Force on Force, that you will be VERY unlikely to reload anything, much leass a revolver, in any kind of out-in-the-open gunfight. Add that last sentence to the .38's marginal stopping power and low capacity, and you have some information.
Yet those who say that the fraction of gunfights where all this matters is relatively small are perfectly correct.
I will say this: if you don't enjoy shooting it, you probably won't, or you'll shoot it far less than a gun you do enjoy shooting. Since practice and training matter far more than gear (once the gear reaches an aceptable minimum, which the snubbie certainly does), you should pick the gun you're willing to shoot more. Then carry that.