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Old 04-21-2009, 03:36 PM
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Your gun must function 100% with whatever you choose. I personally prefer the 124+P in either Ranger T or Gold Dot. The 147s are good in the HST and Ranger T loadings and I'd carry them without reservation. Probably the Gold Dot too, but I haven't had any exposure to them. I don't use 115s anymore and the only 115 I would now even consider would be Cor-Bon's DPX.

The newer 147jhps, and basically all newer service auto pistol rounds, have had a ton of R&D devoted to them where the revolver rounds (i.e. the old FBI .38 load) haven't. They may appear ballistically similar on paper but, IMO, the 147s listed above surpass the FBI load's performance. On top of that, you get 2-3x the capacity in an easier to shoot, quicker to reload weapon platform. Nothing against the FBI load, it's still one of my favorite .38s.
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