A 22 LR revolver may fire eight, nine, or 10 rounds. A.380 recoil is apparent, and the report is excruciatingly loud; a 22 is considerably quieter, and the "muzzle hop" hardly leaves the target—allowing for far faster second, third, and even fourth rounds, if necessary. Furthermore, if you practice with your.22, you'll soon become comfortable with its weight and size, which gives you more control over it. You can shoot it better and achieve greater accuracy. Now let's compare the strength of these two guns in Newton meters (kg m^2): The.38 Special has an average mass of 44.6 N, while the.22 Long Rifle has an average mass of 8.4 N. This means that the.38 is 1.7 times as strong as the.22. Another way to look at it: It takes about 1.7 times as much force to pull the trigger on the.38 than it does on the.22. This means that the.38 is using its energy more efficiently than the.22. Long Rifle.