David LaPell
Blackhawk
I was asked this question by my nephew who was looking at getting a .30 Carbine Blackhawk, and he asked me how it would compare to the .357 Blackhawk. I have never shot the Carbine revolver myself, but I have had a couple M1 carbines over the years. I liked the round in them for personal defense, but not sure what use it would be in a revolver other than maybe coyotes, here you can't shoot a deer with anything under .357 Magnum. So how do they stack up against one another, I know the only barrel length you can get the .30 in is 7 1/2 due to getting the most velocity out of a rifle round, and the .357 is a 6 1/2 inch which I have gotten 1,350-1,400 fps out of easily with some pretty decent handloads not even pushing the envelope.