Just my opinion, but I can't tell much difference between standard-pressure 38 ammo and the plus-P stuff. I think bullet weight makes more of a difference in perceived recoil than the pressure level, plus-P isn't loaded that much hotter......20K PSI vs 17K.

Maybe I'm just becoming more wussified in my old age, but I no longer enjoy shooting hot 357 ammo in little guns. A lightweight 357 with a stubby barrel? No thanks, I'll stick with a warm 38 if you don't mind. I've got one of the Ruger SP-101's in 3-inch trim, and even chunky as it is, it's no fun at all with Magnum ammo. My son likes energetic loads in handguns, but I let him try that gun with Remington 125-grain 357 loads in it, and after one shot he handed it back, and said, "That thing is a Monster."