I was given a handfull of these rounds by a friend about 10 years ago, the .38 special version. I found that they impacted a little high and to the left of standard .38 speical out of my 2 inch snubbie. They consistantly hit about 2 - 3 inches apart. Recoil was light. I think this might have good home defense applications. Good chance of a hit and I know the balls will penetrate and do damage. Like a previous poster said, it would be similar to being hit by a .36 cap and ball.

A friend of mine was hit by a .36 ball at a bad Civil War reenactment. (The culpret who accidently brought a live loaded cylinder has never been identified.) It passed through his groin and exited his butt cheek. Don't dismiss what a .36 ball will do. BYW, his "groin" is now working fine although one testicle was destroyed. He made a full recovery otherwise.