A note on the 38 special and the 125 plated bullets.

There are a lot of people putting these bullets out for shooters
but some have a different length.
For example, Berry 125 FN is .518" and their 125 HP is .554" long.
Not that big really but the HP will sit deeper into the case and might
have a little higher pressure with the same powder load.

I use plated bullets for target work or medium speeds, so I don't have to worry about high pressures.
When loading with fast powders like Bullseye or w231, I have dropped
the OAL down to as short as 1.40" in my target loads with the
smooth sided bullets w/o a crimp, to gain a little fps.

Check your bullets length and Ogive first, to see if this will work
with your bullets if you try this short length out.

Have fun.