Out of a short barreled revolver, I would suggest the Federal Nyclad 125gr (P38MA). The nylon is more of a coating than a jacket. Basically it's like shooting a soft lead HP without the fouling. I see Federal also offers a standard 38 sp 110gr Hydra-Shok low recoil (PD38HS3H) and Remington has an offering of a 110gr semi-jacketed HP (R38S16). Winchester has a Silvertip 110gr HP in standard 38sp (X38S9HP). I would think the Remington and Winchester loads perform better from a longer barrel, however. I do not have current Speer info, but I do believe they offer a standard 38sp Gold Dot, as others have stated. I also believe these would perform better out of a longer barrel. The new Federal Nyclads are expensive, as are most high performance carry rounds. If you look around some mom-n-pop gun shops, and the local gun shows, you may be able to find the older stuff that came in 50rnd boxes.