I will NOT fire any 125 gr. Speer Gold Dots through my 38 special snub nose, for the same reason.
Low FPS and the factory bullet did not even start to expand and could actually be reloaded again, if needed.

This bullet needs at least a 4" barrel to get the needed fps for it to maybe work right.

Any 125 gr JHP out of my 2" J frame will be the Remington or a HST bullet....... but this is my fourth choice.