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Old 02-04-2013, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by kaaskop49 View Post
Anyone remember the old 200 grain W-W .38 Spl loads? The blunt nosed bullet looked vaguely like a thumb. Definitely not for 2" bbls, I recall 572 fps in one test. Now out of print, but are there any factory equivalents today?
I also recall that article from the Law Enforcement Handgun Digest by Grennell and Williams, ca. 1974. You are correct on the velocity from the 2" barrel. The authors also found that a point blank shot from that barrel length would not penetrate side window auto glass and would only put a shallow gouge in the body work.
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