Just an opinion:
I think i would lean more toward the .40 in a SHTF scenario.Was reading somewhere that one possible reason for the shortage of .22 ammo was that the arms manufacturers had shifted production over to the .40 cal in order to fulfill large government contracts.
That's a $hit ton of ammo sitting in government warehouses somewhere. There's bound to be some leakage out the back door if it all goes sideways someday. It might come available as black market or government surplus.
Demand for the .357 magnum isn't like that. It's a round that could get scarce if things get lean. You do have the option of chambering a .38 cal round in there but that's not really a popular round either anymore. Would be a helluva lot less kick if you were target shooting for fun though.
I guess it's all pro's and con's.
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