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Random musings that might help you as you go down the path of firearmsy goodness.....
In general it seems to be the consensus that for self defense, anything under .38 or .380 is too unreliable a man stopper- not that a .22 will not kill an attacker graveyard dead, it just takes a bit of time for em to bleed out, during which they will possibly kill you...
.380, at least in what I have shot it out of, kicks as much as 9mm, and has less power, and is half again more pricey to shoot- if it comes down to the two of em, get the 9mm
In keeping with this idea, if faced with purchasing a .357 or .38 remember the .357 will safely fire cheaper .38 for practice and still give you the option of something far more powerful if you need it..... the .38 lacks this advantage....
You seem to already know enough to look at the price of ammo, good on you, it matters little how cool the pistol is if you do not shoot it enough to be effective with it, at least from a defense standpoint- for a fun gun this is just as true....
remember that as holes in people go, the vaunted .40 sw is 10 mm in size, the uber killing and storied .45 is 11mm- and the moral is that what really matters is your ability to put rounds on target under stress.....
never buy a jennings lorcin or bryco- or a rg revolver- these are the absolute bottom rung and a functional weapon from them is the exception to the rule......
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