Reduced recoil ammo?

[Pababear]

I'm thinking of getting a J frame revolver, and the clerk suggested reduced recoil ammo.Any one ever try this?

[jaybet]

I've only seen it for a shotty. Pistol ammo? I. did. not. know. that.

[Timothy]

I carry a  Ruger LCR every day and shoot it some for fun.

I carry +p .38 spcl.  It's manageable and I can place 5 shots pretty accurately.  Based on the reduced velocity of a short barrel and penetration, I personally would never use a reduced recoil ammunition.

[Pababear]

I had my doubts, with a J frame and defensive ammunition.  I am leaning to three or four inch barrel of a SW or a Ruger.

Now if the ammo after you shot it would be like cannon ball in size , with a recoil of a .38 , hey I'd be all set.

[Timothy]

I've looked at some of the ballistics but they're all from a 4" barrel on the reduced stuff.

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[Majer]

Use the Speer "Short Barrel" ammo. made just for snubby pistols

[tombogan03884]

Use Buffalo Bore. This isn't going to be a plinking gun and when your life depends on it you'll never notice the recoil.

[Timothy]

Use the Speer "Short Barrel" ammo. made just for snubby pistols

Yes, I have several boxes of this in 135 gr, .38 +p that I bought a few years ago.  I don't think they sell that heavy a bullet anymore.  Looks like they dropped the bullet weight to 125 gr.

It's stout but manageable. 

[alfsauve]

I could see reduced recoil for someone who was frail and for which a second shot might be very difficult with full bore ammo, otherwise, go for high quality self defense ammo.

[Big Frank]

The only reduced recoil ammo I ever tried was for shotguns. It helps when you're shooting slugs or buckshot. As for pistols I think I'll be buying Gold Dot short barrel ammo next since most of my pistols have short barrels. I have no need of reduced recoil pistol ammo.