I recently picked up a Taurus 38s at the local gunshow. They had it at a good price, and it had the ammo and trigger types I was looking for, but I must admit it was somewhat of a impulse buy. I had spent some time looking at different types of pistols. I started looking with the different types of ammo, as that is something that can be decided easier with just charts on paper and does not require as many trips to the shooting range. The two main cartridges I found at first was the 9mm and the .45 ACP. Both of these are easy to come by (the range rents them), however I found that I really do not like the amount of recoil that these produce. After some further research I found the 38 Super cartridge. Some internet forums had proponents of this type of ammunition touting its lower recoil to foot-pounds of pressure ratio. A quote from here: The Super .38 was developed in a joint venture between Colt and the law enforcement officials during the turbulent late 1920s in the United States. Criminals such as John Dillinger, Lester Gillis (Baby Face Nelson), Clyde Barrow, and Bonnie ...  Read the rest of the entry...