.38 special LRN as a defensive round
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SoupOrMan
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Re: .38 special LRN as a defensive round
Using LRN and hoping you splinter the guy's sternum with a center-of-mass shot isn't a great plan for defensive shooting.
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Termite
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Re: .38 special LRN as a defensive round
The W-W whitebox .357 110 gr load is the old "Treasury" .357 load. It's going about 1200-1300fps. It's supposed to be pretty effective. I've never shot anybody with it, but I once dropped a large stray dog with one shot to the chest with it.morsetaper wrote: I do have a few hundred 110gr. XTP's loaded up that I think will expand, just as a backup. Anybody have any experience with such a projectile in .38/.357 mag.?
KdT likes this load, too.
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morsetaper
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Re: .38 special LRN as a defensive round
Yeah, I really had few doubts about the .357 expanding. My real concern is if the .38 will expand. I think it will, but...