Partly because it shoots well in my guns, and partly because it is often the best .38 ammo that I can find locally, I have shot some.
I asked a man at Federal to chronograph velocties fom a snub and a three-inch .38.
I am almost sure that the snub S&W gave 865 FPS and the three-inch barrel delivered 936 FPS. Both guns were S&W's.
I haven't shot anything alive with it, but it has a pretty good reputation.
That said, if I could find Speer's Gold Dot ammo easier, I'd probably use that. Federal dropped their No. 38G load, a 158 grain lead HP, or I'd use that for defense.
I've never seen Personal Defense labeling, but newer batches may have that label. I HAVE seen Personal Defense on boxes of .357 130 grain ammo.
I have some of that for my .357's, but have yet to fire it. I prefer heavier bullets.
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