Back in the roaring 20's and Lawless 30's the top gun of the day was the 38 Super Auto with its high volosity and was carried by many bad guys and law officers but the standard for most LE was the little 38 special with its all lead bullet that would put men down but was not capable of penetrating auto bodys.
The 38-44 was the first 38 to break 1150 fps but they found out that copper jackets were needed to penetrate car bodys
and S&W went back to the drawing boards,til 1935.
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