The BG?? Ballistic gelatin? Is that what we call them now?
“BG” = BAD GUY... sigh...
The .357 in a semi-auto problem has been solved.
I’ve met Dan. He’s a heck of a good shot and fun to BS with. His personal carry gun has a trigger on it that is like nothing I have ever felt. Zero creep and a break so smooth the hammer drop almost seems to happen by itself.
I carry a 10mm because the external and terminal ballistics are about half way between the venerable .357 Magnum and the .41 Magnum. Although, if I can ever afford it, I’d love to add a Coonan to my collection.
I have read the goo dr.’s report, as it exists, on mousegun.com, when I was doing all my ‘informational research’, prior to buying a handgun.
You may check the numbers, but, the velocities given for the .36 Colt 1851 Navy, the .45LC Single Action Army, the 1911, and the .38 Special, are very near the same, respective to their caliber and bullet grainage.
I chose the .38 Special, chambered in a nice S&W Model 15-3 four-inch barreled Combat Masterpiece. Now, after watching countless Youtube videos of hollowpoint ammunition failing as tested with gelatin and denim, as per present FBI tests, I’ve decided to stay with simple semi-wadcutter ammunition, in the grainage that the revolver was designed to shoot, best.
I refer you to YouTube channel “millerusaf”. There are some instructional videos there, concerning the .38 Special, and semiwadcutter ammunition.