[circa81]

Will a .38 special round expand larger and more reliably out of a 4 inch barrel then a .357 magnum out of a 3 inch barrel?

[Sniper03]

81,

Obviously it would depend upon the ammunition you are shooting. But I do know that the 357 Mag with 3 in. Barrel produces around 1200 Ft.Lbs of energy at the muzzle and the 38 Special from a 4" Barrel produces around 960-1000 Ft. Lbs. of energy at the muzzle. So I guess we could assume that the 357 even from the 3" barrel is a more powerful cartridge than that of the 38 Special form a 4" barrel. Different rounds perform differently according to velocity. But generally speaking yes the 357 with also higher velocity and energy would have more expansion.

03

[ineverFTF]

Originally Posted by circa81

Will a .38 special round expand larger and more reliably out of a 4 inch barrel then a .357 magnum out of a 3 inch barrel?

I stole these from another forum but here ya go.

[phildenton]

Originally Posted by Sniper03

81,

Obviously it would depend upon the ammunition you are shooting. But I do know that the 357 Mag with 3 in. Barrel produces around 1200 Ft.Lbs of energy at the muzzle and the 38 Special from a 4" Barrel produces around 960-1000 Ft. Lbs. of energy at the muzzle. So I guess we could assume that the 357 even from the 3" barrel is a more powerful cartridge than that of the 38 Special form a 4" barrel. Different rounds perform differently according to velocity. But generally speaking yes the 357 with also higher velocity and energy would have more expansion.

03

hey, um, i think you may have mis-typed, the numbers are right, but the unit they measure is feet per second. lol

[mountainman13]

No velocity is fps
Energy is fpe
The graph is showing energy

[hardluk1]

Sure got the fps and ftlbs backwards.

[phildenton]

Originally Posted by mountainman13

No velocity is fps
Energy is fpe
The graph is showing energy

i appreciate you tryin to be helpful, but i obviously wasnt talkin bout the graph, lol