I stripped out all of the preliminaries, but if you want to watch them, here ya go.
I was somewhat surprised that there wasn't a problem with running a revolver with an external hammer. It might be different with a hammer-mounted firing pin, though.
Next up, Jerry Miculek shoots S&W's new Model 19:
The Carry Comp looks interesting. I might be a recoil-wimp, but I can definitely tell the difference between firing .357s out of a K-frame as opposed to a L- or N-frame gun. Shooting .357s out of a Model 27 is fun. It's not fun from a older Model 19. It's still sort of fun out of a 686. I have a steel J-frame .357; I'm not about to shoot .357s through it.
My feeling is that with short barrels, the difference between .38+P and .357 is a lot more noise, muzzle blast and not much more velocity. I suspect that if you had to shoot a short-barrel .357 indoors in a self-defense situation with no ear protection, you'd stand a good chance of losing all or most of your hearing.
I remember reading Massad Ayoob’s self-defense book that suggested a revolver in a purse could be tied into the cutoff foot of a stocking to keep it clear of any jammming from other things in the purse. I would assume that would apply in a similar manner for a coat pocket.
ReplyDeleteYour feeling about .357s in short-barrel revolvers is backed up by at least one ballistic study - which I can't find quickly.
ReplyDeleteAnd there is 38 Special +P ammo that has "fast-burning powder."
CenterPuke88,
I like Ayoob, but going to him for advice on keeping stuff in a purse is probably not optimum. There are plenty of purses with built-in holsters, and that is the only way to be safe.
Oh, and there are pocket holsters too.
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