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Duxman · December 19, 2006, 11:18 AM

Sorry. By terrific recoil - I meant that the felt recoil of a 38 super is very tolerable. Much lower than a 9mm.

So if I were to rank the 3 by felt recoil - 38 super (best), 9mm (middle) and 357 SIG(high).

I will not get into any ballistic debates on which bullet is better than the other, because in the end, they are all handgun bullets. They will never have the velocity + energy of a rifle round.

So the last qualifier really is felt recoil and how fast you can do a follow up shot. I think the 38 super is the best out of the 3.

December 19, 2006, 11:18 AM	#12
Duxman Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2005 Location: VA Posts: 1,294	Sorry. By terrific recoil - I meant that the felt recoil of a 38 super is very tolerable. Much lower than a 9mm. So if I were to rank the 3 by felt recoil - 38 super (best), 9mm (middle) and 357 SIG(high). I will not get into any ballistic debates on which bullet is better than the other, because in the end, they are all handgun bullets. They will never have the velocity + energy of a rifle round. So the last qualifier really is felt recoil and how fast you can do a follow up shot. I think the 38 super is the best out of the 3.