Thread: Good ammo for my 1983 Mdl 38
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Old 11-22-2020, 09:16 PM
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Any load that you can rapidly deliver 3-5 shots into a 4" group within 7 yards is good to go. If it is "only" a standard pressure 110 gr Silvertip, a 158 gr SWC (or for occasional use, the Speer 135 gr Short Barrel .38 + P load) that is all the effectiveness you will get out of a handgun.
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