I would take a good quality .38 Spl snub over a hacked up Star, rechambered for .356 TSW any day. For that matter, I would an out-of-the-box Star 9mm over a hacked up Star, rechambered for .356 TSW any day. Blowing up Stars for a negligable gain is not bright.
A .38 snub has several advantages in a survival situation:
1) .38 Spl is commercially loaded and available.
2) .38 revolvers can use shotshells to take small animals. There is no such thing as a .356 TSW shotshell.
3) A quality .38 snub will last for thousands of rounds without parts breakage. A Star, rechambered for .356 TSW might last 400 shots before impersonating a grenade. :bomb:
A .356 TSW is hotter than 9mm proof loads. How smart is it to use them in a pistol (Star) that is not even rated for 9mm+P?
A .38 snub has several advantages in a survival situation:
1) .38 Spl is commercially loaded and available.
2) .38 revolvers can use shotshells to take small animals. There is no such thing as a .356 TSW shotshell.
3) A quality .38 snub will last for thousands of rounds without parts breakage. A Star, rechambered for .356 TSW might last 400 shots before impersonating a grenade. :bomb:
A .356 TSW is hotter than 9mm proof loads. How smart is it to use them in a pistol (Star) that is not even rated for 9mm+P?
Regardless of how "relaible" a 38 snub, is, with readily available ammo, it's just a bluff, and it's very very hard to control adequately with any ammo that has any real power, and is commercially available. It's not cannable, it's not a .22, and it looks like you've got a potato in your pants pocket.
