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vox rationis · February 25, 2008, 09:07 PM

I find the Speer 135 grain .38 +P's, supposedly designed for short barrels, about the most I'd want to regularly shoot out of my airweight bodyguard that weighs 15oz. HOly Momma (!) I can't imagine shooting full house .357's out of a 12 oz scandium J frame! Although, I have to say that in a self defense situation one might not even feel the recoil, but I can't imagine regularly practicing with much more than regular .38's out of a 15 oz J frame let alone a 12 oz frame. Honestly, my hand feels a bit slapped around after just 50 rounds of regular weak .38's out of my bodyguard

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February 25, 2008, 09:07 PM	#13
vox rationis Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2007 Posts: 1,855	I find the Speer 135 grain .38 +P's, supposedly designed for short barrels, about the most I'd want to regularly shoot out of my airweight bodyguard that weighs 15oz. HOly Momma (!) I can't imagine shooting full house .357's out of a 12 oz scandium J frame! Although, I have to say that in a self defense situation one might not even feel the recoil, but I can't imagine regularly practicing with much more than regular .38's out of a 15 oz J frame let alone a 12 oz frame. Honestly, my hand feels a bit slapped around after just 50 rounds of regular weak .38's out of my bodyguard .