Method Guns/firearms megathread

[iusedtobehappy]

Gimminy Christmas. Well, yeah, .454 Casull would sure get the job done. So would a hand grenade clenched in your teeth...

(For those who are getting lost by Threads and I geeking out, .454 Casull is an insanely powerful revolver round, often used in bear hunting.)

But I can't argue with @Threads: as much as I prefer other calibers, for any number of reasons that are mostly irrelevant here, the bottom line is that you can't go wrong with a .357 revolver.

I found a used 38 Special, probably 15-20 years old. I thought the 38 was powerful? Is 357 more powerful?

 

[lifeisbutadream]

I found a used 38 Special, probably 15-20 years old. I thought the 38 was powerful? Is 357 more powerful?

Yes.

 

[endofline2010]

I found a used 38 Special, probably 15-20 years old. I thought the 38 was powerful? Is 357 more powerful?

38 spl and 357 mag are close to the same size, but 357 is heavier and moves faster. Thus, it is more powerful. If you look at ME (muzzle energy) on the chart, the weakest 357 is 74% more powerful than the most powerful 38 spl.