Which do you think is the better carry gun?

[miketx]

I've got a 5 shot Ruger sp101 357 magnum revolver with a 2 1/4 inch barrel, and a S&W EZ 9mm that holds 9 rounds with a 3 plus inch barrel. I tend to favor the 9mm over the 357. I think the 357 may have a slight edge in power, but the 9mm has nearly twice the fire power. What do you think? I usually carry the 9 now but sometimes will grab the Ruger.

 

[marvin martian]

I've got a 5 shot Ruger sp101 357 magnum revolver and a S&W EZ 9mm that holds 9 rounds. I tend to favor the 9mm over the 357. I think the 357 may have a slight edge in power, the 9mm has nearly twice the fire power. What do you think? I usually carry the 9 now but sometimes will grab the Ruger.

I've carried the SP101 for many years, with .38 special +P ammo. I also carry a Glock 43 (9mm) or a 27 (.40 S&W) sometimes. But I know without a doubt that SP101 will go bang when I pull the trigger, and with a 14 lb trigger pull, an AD is highly unlikely.

 

[okfine]

Is this the 2nd time you posted this? You're as absent minded as Joe.

 

[miketx]

I've carried the SP101 for many years, with .38 special +P ammo. I also carry a Glock 43 (9mm) or a 27 (.40 S&W) sometimes. But I know without a doubt that SP101 will go bang when I pull the trigger, and with a 14 lb trigger pull, an AD is highly unlikely.

I did a trigger job on mine and the pull is 10 pounds but I may put the 14 pound spring back because I worry about light strikes. It works fine but you never know.

 

[marvin martian]

I did a trigger job on mine and the pull is 10 pounds but I may put the 14 pound spring back because I worry about light strikes. It works fine but you never know.

I thought about that, too, but the gunsmith talked me out of it, and he had a good point. God forbid I have to use it to defend myself, some fucking lefty prosecutor will say I modified the gun with a "hair trigger", and I was just looking to kill someone. Beware.

 

[Moonglow]

I've got a 5 shot Ruger sp101 357 magnum revolver with a 2 1/4 inch barrel, and a S&W EZ 9mm that holds 9 rounds with a 3 plus inch barrel. I tend to favor the 9mm over the 357. I think the 357 may have a slight edge in power, but the 9mm has nearly twice the fire power. What do you think? I usually carry the 9 now but sometimes will grab the Ruger.

I prefer a light cannon, with say a four-pound ball..

 

[marvin martian]

I prefer a light cannon, with say a four-pound ball..

Fuck off, troll.

 

[miketx]

Fuck off, troll.

If he has any balls they aren't his.

 

[Moonglow]

Fuck off, troll.

You never carry, I can tell.

 

[Moonglow]

If he has any balls they aren't his.

Ballsonchin says what? Do you have to carry cause you are afraid?

 

[miketx]

Ballsonchin says what? Do you have to carry cause you are afraid?

Yep. Rapist faggots like you terrify me.

 

[1srelluc]

I'm mostly a revolver guy and EDC a 1970 Colt Cobra with 158 gr LSWC-HP cartridges......The old "FBI Load".

I use a open-top DeSantis OWB leather holster that fits tight against the hip. I also use a old Bianchi 6-round leather dump pouch for a reload.....They are no longer made but it's the best pouch I've come across.

Note that the belt goes over the holster, pulling it in to the hip and the smoothed-out factory grip does not allow for hanging-up on anything.....The Cobra is dead-balls accurate for a snubby too.

Damn, the old belt is getting long in the tooth.

A bit about the "FBI Load":

The revolvers the FBI used were S&Ws in .38 Special (various 2.5" and 4" K frames) and .357 Magnum (Model 19s in 2.5 and 4").

The load got used for real by the many PDs using it and it showed itself to penetrate well with good expansion and that the load was also a good performer in the various 2" guns in play all over the place.

The Dallas PD "launched" literally dozens of bad guys with it and there was little complaint.

Allan Jones, now retired from CCI-Speer, was a firearms examiner in the Dallas Crime Lab (SWIFS) and his research showed the load's effectiveness before DPD even adopted it.

He wrote a couple of articles describing the process and what they found during their lab testing using 20% ballistic gelatin. His testing was correct and what we found in the Dallas area (and that everybody else discovered) was that that load worked very well....

 

[Moonglow]

Yep. Rapist faggots like you terrify me.

I heard you superglued yer cheeks together to carry another weapon.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I've got a 5 shot Ruger sp101 357 magnum revolver with a 2 1/4 inch barrel, and a S&W EZ 9mm that holds 9 rounds with a 3 plus inch barrel. I tend to favor the 9mm over the 357. I think the 357 may have a slight edge in power, but the 9mm has nearly twice the fire power. What do you think? I usually carry the 9 now but sometimes will grab the Ruger.

What is your hand and finger strength? Are you able to rack the slide ok?

What's your situation? How are you carrying? Normal person or carrying money to deposit etc?

Also are these the two choices?

If I had to do it over I would get an M&P carry 2.0 with apex trigger and barrel. Alternatively a Walther Q4.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I prefer a light cannon, with say a four-pound ball..

Percussion or solid shot?

 

[Moonglow]

Percussion or solid shot?

fused solid.

 

[Moonglow]

Depends on grandpas wrist health and if he has Parkinson's.. A lighter load may work better.

 

[1srelluc]

I picked-up a Ruger Security Six .357 a month or so back and it would be a good choice but the SP-101 is less "chunky".

 

[okfine]

Well, I carry a little gun in my left sock some days. It shoots little bullets. Other times I carry a S&W .44 mag. It shoots big bullets.
Which one do you think I should carry?

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

I've got a 5 shot Ruger sp101 357 magnum revolver with a 2 1/4 inch barrel, and a S&W EZ 9mm that holds 9 rounds with a 3 plus inch barrel. I tend to favor the 9mm over the 357. I think the 357 may have a slight edge in power, but the 9mm has nearly twice the fire power. What do you think? I usually carry the 9 now but sometimes will grab the Ruger.

A slight edge?