{"id":5982,"date":"2017-04-06T14:22:58","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T18:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/?p=5982"},"modified":"2017-04-19T16:19:06","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T20:19:06","slug":"revolver-ammo-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/revolver-ammo-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Feed Your Revolver: .38 Spl & .357 Mag Ballistics Gel Test Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this week, we posted the results of our ballistic gelatin testing for 38 different self-defense loads in .38 Special and .357 Magnum. Each load was tested with both a 2 and 4-inch barrel fired into Clear Ballistics brand gelatin blocks with a 4-layer heavy fabric barrier to simulate clothing. You can see the full results in our fancy high-tech interactive charts at Lucky Gunner Labs<\/a>.\u00a0If you haven’t already, I highly recommend taking a look at those results before moving on to the rest of this article. This is just the post-game commentary, and it might not make much sense unless you’ve seen the main event.<\/p>

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For the loads I mention below, I have provided links to their individual product pages where you can see the test results for that particular load. To compare those results to all the other loads tested, you’ll want to check out that Labs post.<\/p>

If I had to summarize all the results in one sentence, I\u2019d say we saw a handful of .357 loads that performed about the same as a good 9mm along with a few .38s that were almost as good, minus a couple of inches of penetration. A slightly less succinct version of my commentary can be found in the video below, or keep reading for the unabridged edition.<\/p>