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View Poll Results: What do you load into your 357 revolvers for carry?
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38 special
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357 magnum
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12-17-2023, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by WR Moore
but revolvers-or the person operating them- do malfunction.
Example: if the trigger can't be pressed to fire the next shot (multiple possible causes), a hearty yank on the hammer spur will likely solve the problem. If not, what's your plan B?
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We taught how to clear malfunctions. In training we let them clear their own malfunctions. If they did not learn then, then when it was for real they would not know how.
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12-18-2023, 02:39 PM
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As a whole, we didn't get formal training from the staff instructors on how to clear malfunctions, but we also didn't get alibis during qualification. Those that couldn't learn after the instructor demonstrated the procedure after the fact, spent a lot of time in the "Qualification Enhancement Program".
As on on shift instructor, those I dealt with in the QEP got a thorough grounding in problem solving.
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12-18-2023, 06:13 PM
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Would consider giving a kidney in trade for a 315NG...
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Right or left kidney?
I’ll shoot you a pm.
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12-18-2023, 06:22 PM
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And to be even more realistic, any well placed shot from almost any gun in any caliber is likely to stop the threat posed from a man.
I chuckle when I read the tactical bros saying "you need at least"... fill in the rest.
The chances are so slim as to laughable of any one one this forum, or on the internet, being attacked by a gang of PCP addicts such that you need 15 rounds plus two 17 round backups.
If someone is intent on doing you harm, a .22 in the belly will have 99% of attackers rethinking their chosen occupations. For the other 1%, carry a bit more gun and practice shot placement.
I have confidence in my chosen carry gun- a 5 shot .38 Special. I have even more confidence in my ability to assess a potentially dangerous situation and get the hell out of there before I ever need to consider pulling a gun.
My advice for anyone that "needs" to carry a seeming overabundance of ammo is, instead of finding the best gun and ammo combination, find a good real estate agent.
My long winded answer to the OP's question is this- Carry what you shoot the best, not what a bunch of knuckleheads on the internet say you should.
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I love my revolvers and carry them frequently, but, realistically, a P365 or P365x carries as easily or more easily than a J frame, gives 10 or 12 rounds, respectively, and they’re easier to shoot with standard or +P 9mm than a steel or alloy J frame is with standard or +P 38spl. And also have better sights than fixed sight J frames and the sights are tritium.
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12-22-2023, 11:24 PM
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When I want to carry .38’s I do so in a .38 revolver.
When I want to carry .357’s I do so in a .357 revolver.
Seems pretty straight forward to me.
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