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Originally Posted by speeder
There is no reason to do that. A 38 special FMJ round will kill a horse.
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Well, yeah, even a .22 will kill a horse if you put one behind the ear. The main reason for not shooting .357 (or .44) mag out of a snubbie is the significantly reduced performance. Their performance is reduced to essentially not much more than that of the .38 and .44 Specials.
Oh, and I do like your little J-frame Smith. Those are just nifty little revolvers. The real beauty of guns like that is that those of who legally can, actually do carry them. Once a carry piece exceeds a certain size, and we have to make special allowances in our clothing to hide them, they tend to get left at home.
Here are my two smallest carry guns, the ones I grab in the summer, when shorts and tee shirts are the norm. Granted, to be honest, I really don't carry much at all, unless it's out in the woods, but if I really feel I should, these two are pretty concealable.
The revolver is the old Charter Arms Bulldog Pug in .44 Special. It's about the size of your little Smith, it just has bigger holes in it. I think it weighs about 17 ounces. With careful handloading, I manage to launch a 250 grain semi-wadcutter at about 850 fps out of this little guy. Recoil is what I would call "noticeable", but I'm pretty sure it hurts more on the other end.
