6 Great Revolver Cartridges for Carry and Home-Defense Applications

Here's a roundup of popular revolver cartridges for defense applications. We're going to stick with popular rounds chambered by major makers. No pistol rounds, some of which are found in revolvers today, will not be included.

Except for the .44 Magnum (Hornady Custom), I used Hornady Critical Defense for the muzzle energy figures in an effort to make this as apples to apples as possible. The Relative Recoil Factor data are from Bob Forker’s Ammo & Ballistics 6th edition. The factors are calculated...

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