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.38 Spl snub nose SD ammo?
Linefinder
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That says it all.
I tend toward something bigger, but this is what my friend bought his wife.
That being the case, any SD ammo recommendations?
Mike
I tend toward something bigger, but this is what my friend bought his wife.
That being the case, any SD ammo recommendations?
Mike
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N454casull
N454casull
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Thanks. That's exactly what I recommended. But since I don't carry that, I wasn't sure.
Mike
N454casull
Basically it's a jacketed HBWC loaded backwards.
https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2017/6/23/first-look-federal-premium-hst-micro-38-special-plusp-ammo/
I have it in my 4" 38 that's "stashed" in a convenient place in the house.
I tried some Hornady Critical Defense, and one tumbling when shot though a thin pillow turned me against them.
Here they are for $21/box from Lucky Gunner
https://www.luckygunner.com/38-special-p-130-gr-hst-jhp-personal-defense-micro-federal-20-rounds
Lucky Gunner hasn't tested the HSTs in their lab yet, but they have the Hydra-Shoks, and I'm not impressed by them
2" test
https://www.luckygunner.com/federal-38-spl-ammo-for-sale-38specialp129hsjhpfed-20#geltest
They also tested 4" but the link to the results carries you back to the 2" page
DanJ said many years ago that the Hydra-Shoks were prone to clogging, LG's test appears to confirm that
edited to add:
Here's a link to ALL the 38Spcl ammo they've tested
https://www.luckygunner.com/labs/revolver-ballistics-test/#38spl
But then HST and Gold Dots are my #1 and #2 choices for pretty much EVERY handgun
I bought a box of this for my wife a few years back. It shoots OK, but she doesn't really "need" it as she's not recoil sensitive with "normal" .38 loads. Full house .357 is a bit much in her snubbie, but we've never tried +P in it - advice?
"If you get it and didn't work for it, someone else worked for it and didn't get it..."
Mike
N454casull
All the macho guys are different than little old me.
I tried +P in a .38 LCR and never again.
Now the gun in question in is an unknown snubby; so, who knows.
S&W 642, laser grip.
Mike
N454casull
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I have the same gun. I carry 125 grain gold dots +P's. They are a little brisk!!
That's the first time I've ever saw the ammo mentioned above. It's definitely different.
ETA .. hers is a 442 with Crimson Trace laser grips.
It is an ounce heavier than a LCR so who knows what the recoil will be.
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
Hers is a Charter Arms "Mag Pug" snubbie. I shot a cylinder of .357 in it. Although I could tolerate it (rubber grip helps), it wasn't what I'd call fun, and I won't be doing that again anytime soon. Maybe I'll try some +P in it just for kicks, but I'll leave the .357 for my Security Six 4".
"If you get it and didn't work for it, someone else worked for it and didn't get it..."
Thanks, Slug.....that's what I'd carry in that chambering. I just don't want to scare her off the first time she pulls the trigger.
Mike
N454casull
The Winchester "Train and Defend" W38SPLT is their flat nosed 130 grain FMJ that claims 900 fps (probably out of a 4" or 6" tube). Given the noted lack of penetration one commonly gets with HP's at snub velocities, I'd carry that as a low recoil alternative any day of the week.
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
Nuthin wrong with that load. I think I have some bullets left to load some of my own. Speer I believe and they are 158 grain Hollow Point SWCs. The lead bullets are cold swagged coated in some kinda slippery lube.
Hornady makes some too for reloading.
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AT 23 oz it should be shoot able with .38 +P.
These are unicorns. I don't know if Speer makes them anymore. I have 25 and I wish I had 150 of them.
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Jerry
I'll put it on my list of "things to try".
"If you get it and didn't work for it, someone else worked for it and didn't get it..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPXDwi7O0jg
ETA: I remember looking at the "Lite" variant and being a little concerned that we were getting too close to .380 ballistics. I have since looked it up and they list the "Lite" variant as actually having more energy with the 90gr than the standard 110gr does...just something to consider.
They just have to be tried in a 14 oz revolver to see if the shooter can handle them.
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