Since the subject has come up, I once had 20/15 vision, which purportedly means what most people could see at 15 feet, I could see at 20. This changed around the age of 40--quite quickly, in fact. I was reading a newspaper one day and all of a sudden it seemed as though the printed words had turned ...

BTW, my idea of "defense" includes, say, some sort of breakdown of civil order, folks with mayhem on their minds who may be running through my backyard--up to around 100 yards or thereabouts, which at age 67 is about as far as my tri-focaled eyes are able to accurately calibrate.

Thanks for the welcome, and the input as well. You've answered my question very nicely. My standard load for the Rossi is 158-grain Mag hollow points. I find those also are handleable in the Smith Model 60 (3-inch barrel)--unless of course I'm squeezing off several rounds rapid fire, which because o...

Much obliged.

Yes, that helps and without seeing the charts, about what I figured. I'm speaking here in terms of defense. I have a Rossi .38/.357 and I understand its capabilities when loaded with .357. Let's say I run out of .357. What is the effectiveness in stopping power of a carbine loaded in .38 Special or ...

New to the forum. Hi, everyone. Understanding that it has nowhere near the stopping power or range of a .357 Magnum, what is the relative effectiveness of .38 Special fired from a 20-inch barrel? How does it differ from .38 Special fired from handguns? What effects at at what range? How about Plus P...