The Brutal Truth About .38 Special vs 9mm Nobody Admits

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• JI

  @jimscallen6452 · 4 months ago

  It all comes down to shot placement

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• OL

  @oldcop18 · 4 months ago

  In 1974 my issued thirty-eight saved my life in a gunfight, including one reload w/a speedloader, w/three armed robbery suspects.  Retirement EDC is a light J Frame thirty-eight.

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• JI

  @jimscallen6452 · 4 months ago

  It all comes down to personal preference

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• ER

  @EricSake-w8v · 3 weeks ago

  FYI ,there's a guy on ebay that makes a speedloader that holds and protects loaded 9mm moonclips and fit in a standard speedloader pouch and deploy extremely fast..If you carry a 9mm snub it's the best way I've seen to carry and deploy your moonclips

• BD

  @bdh3949 · 2 months ago

  Moon clips can be a PITA but once you get used to loading &amp; unloading them it all comes together. I have carried a 9mm snubby for years along with two spare moon clips in a belt pouch (15 rounds total). The &quot;trick&quot; is to buy yourself excellent moon clips like &quot;TK Moonclips&quot; and if you need help loading and unloading the clips they make special loaders for that and they&apos;re reasonably cheap.<br>Mostly though I like .357&apos;s, the 9mm revolver was just in case they outlaw 9mm semis.

• KA

  @Karrpilot · 4 months ago

  After my hand ✋️ surgery, I can only get 15-20 rounds through my mothers snub nosed Smith and Wesson special 38. Before I&apos;m back to the 22.<br><br>That being said, I&apos;m spot on with the 38. I stick to it.

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• LO

  @lordye3423 · 4 months ago

  only reason to go for the 9mm revolver is if you have access to free or cheap 9mm ammo

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• LI

  @libbylewis6 · 3 months ago (edited)

  I&apos;ve had 9 mm and I&apos;ve have 38 specials to me the 38 Special always had a place in my heart and always will and I really never cared much for the 9mm wear 9mm zip through the target a 38 special normally dumped all of its energy into the target but that was with LED round nose not copper plated great video God bless you and everyone out there

• DA

  @DasWaldCafe · 4 months ago

  Real world results do not confirm your conclusions.

• RA

  @radioactive8245 · 4 months ago

  Exaggerated information, which is not accurate, 38 special has proof more than adequate, also reloading is rare in civil self defense episodes.

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• SL

  @slant6guy · 4 months ago

  .38 Special is more versatile for those that reload their own cartridges as a revolver&apos;s nature is The Little Mikey of LIFE cereal as it&apos;ll eat anything that will fit into it. <br>9mm is the fast paced modern workhorse where sending out a wall of Lead could help solve a &quot;problem&quot; that may, or may not, have existed.<br>Life is a choice of options as it&apos;s nice to have BOTH for perceived situational use(s) = argument settled.

• CC

  @ccw-cs6xb · 4 months ago (edited)

  .38 SP has a heavier bullet and wadcutters are available. Far superior to 9mm, for revolvers. The bullet diameter’s are the same.

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