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Offline mattaylor81

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Re: What personal defense round?
« Reply #15 on: November 19, 2009, 11:10:00 AM »
I'm wondering what grain/round to go with. The gun is a S&W 442 Airweight chambered in .38 special+P. I shoot the 165 hydrashocks out of my .40 but am not sure what to go with for this gun. Thanks.
To answer your original question...  I have a S&W 637 Airweight .38 +P.  This is what I shoot in mine.  129 grain .38 Spcl +P Federal Hydrashocks.  They shoot to point of aim and hydrashocks have a pretty good reputation.

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Re: What personal defense round?
« Reply #16 on: November 19, 2009, 12:38:04 PM »
I'm wondering what grain/round to go with. The gun is a S&W 442 Airweight chambered in .38 special+P. I shoot the 165 hydrashocks out of my .40 but am not sure what to go with for this gun. Thanks.
To answer your original question...  I have a S&W 637 Airweight .38 +P.  This is what I shoot in mine.  129 grain .38 Spcl +P Federal Hydrashocks.  They shoot to point of aim and hydrashocks have a pretty good reputation.
Thanks. Have you had any issues using the higher pressure +P rounds out of the Airweight like that article alludes to? Now i just gotta find somebody who has federal ammo in stock.

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Re: What personal defense round?
« Reply #17 on: November 19, 2009, 07:21:43 PM »
.45 Cor bons and Federal hollow points!
You'll need a big hammer to get them in the 38sp cylinder.

Naw, just go buy a .45  :chuckle:
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Re: What personal defense round?
« Reply #18 on: November 19, 2009, 07:24:20 PM »
imo self deffense with normal rounds IN PUBLIC will get you in trouble. to much of a chance you hit someone in the area.

i would only use safety slugs.

my friends dad uses safety slugs aswell. 16 rounds of 9mm...fills the first half of the clip with safety slugs and the other half with federal vital shoks.

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Re: What personal defense round?
« Reply #19 on: November 19, 2009, 07:25:46 PM »
I reload with the XTP when packing for urban predators, I use wad cutters in the woods.
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