Yeah, .380 is as far as it goes. It's like in break-tops, which I love, once you get to a certain level of pressure you've got to move on to a different type of action.
Not necessarily all that limiting... .357 Magnum:
htps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MR-412_REX
However, it never entered production; it is unclear why this was, though it was likely due to its largest potential market, the United States, being closed because of an agreement between U.S. President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin in the 1990s, voluntarily banning the import of firearms from Russia to the United States.[1]
I had one of those ancient Smith and Wesson break-top revolvers in .38 S&W (gave it away).
In playing with it, I discovered
that type of action could have quite a tactical advantage in reloading over swingout-cylinder revolvers or SAAs if the proper speedloaders were available.
Thank you, former President Clinton !
But that .357 is wandering afield from suitable concealable "lady's guns."
But something like that in one of those hot .32 magnum cartridges... hmmmm....
Terry, 230RN
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