Thread: .38 Defense Ammo
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Old 03-18-2017, 01:31 PM
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I use Speer Gold Dot Short Barrel 38 Special +P 135 grain. It will be marked "Short Barrel" on the box. It is only available in 135 gr.
Speer does make a Gold Dot 38 Special +P for standard barrels but it only comes in 125 gr. The box is not marked "Short Barrel."

You can differentiate the two cartridges by sight. The Short Barrel has a hollow-point bullet that is divided into seven segments while the standard version is divided into six.
The boxes of Short Barrel ammo, regardless of caliber, will have a silhouette of a pistol and a revolver in the corner of the end flap, too.

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