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Thread: Help with 38 Snub ammo
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December 6th, 2018, 12:43 PM #11
Re: Help with 38 Snub ammo
A snub nose revolver is a "Belly" gun. If you can't touch his belly with it there's a chance you are gonna miss.
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December 6th, 2018, 02:38 PM #12Banned
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Re: Help with 38 Snub ammo
I use low recoil jhp. A .38 hole is a .38 hole.
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December 6th, 2018, 08:54 PM #13Grand Member
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Re: Help with 38 Snub ammo
I'd also recommend the Nyclad but this offering from buffalo bore seems to be in the same vein.
https://www.buffalobore.com/index.ph...t_detail&p=110
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December 6th, 2018, 09:11 PM #14
Re: Help with 38 Snub ammo
This is what I carry in my .38 snubby
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December 7th, 2018, 08:03 PM #15
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I have Ruger ARX in my Ruger LCR. Good penetration, lower recoil point of aim is a little low.
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Re: Help with 38 Snub ammo
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December 12th, 2018, 03:37 PM #17
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I suggest trying that Tula ammo and decide how close it feels to +P yourself. I have some in 357 and feel it recoils harder than many common brands. Hopefully the same holds true for the 38s.
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Re: Help with 38 Snub ammo
Another vote for Ruger ARX. I have some and its easy shooting, low recoil, and standard pressure. Use it in my J frame for those reasons. It is also my "I don't need a gun" gun.
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December 16th, 2018, 01:20 AM #19
Re: Help with 38 Snub ammo
Most of the benefit (real or perceived) of +P ammunition is lost when fired out of a snub-nose. That's why several of the ammo makers have come out with "short barrel" versions of their premium, self defense lines. The Gold Dot Short Barrel is a good one, and the other major makers also offer short barrel ammo now.
As an example: I'm a 1911 guy. The full-size 1911 has a 5: barrel the Commander has a 4-1/4" barrel, and the Officers ACP has a 3-1/2" barrel. Several years ago I got curious about how much velocity was lost by the shorter barrels compared to the 5-inch. So I set up a chronograph, took out a bunch of boxes of ammo and four guns (I also had a 3" 1911), started shooting.
I had the chronograph set up at ten feet from the muzzle, which is more or less a standard distance. All went well for the 5" and 4-1/4" portion of the testing. When I got to the 3-1/2" pistol, half the ammo I tried didn't generate velocity readings, it generated error readings. The 3" pistol was even worse.
What happened? The powder was still burning after the bullet (and the gas, and the unburned powder) had exited the barrel. The burning powder was crossing the chronograph screen and interfering with the readings. I had to move the chronograph out to fifteen feet and start over to get results for the short barrels. What that means is powder which should have been contributing to muzzle velocity was being wasted, burning up in open air after it left the barrel.
That's why they started making short barrel ammunition.
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