mainly .38 spl.

whats your favorite that you can shoot all day so to speak and still have faith in it performing if needed on the street?

i read about the 110gr. STHP non +p and the 110gr. hydra shok non +p but those seem kind of light to me...

what say you?

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158 lead SWHP or I like the B/B full wadcutter.

- Speer Gold Dot Short Barrel 135grn. +P .38 Spl.
- Cor Bon DPX 110grn. +P .38 Spl.

fwiw: Use/Trust These, but "I" cant see myself shooting these all day.

The rounds I trust enough to carry in my snubs aren't the same kinds I can or want to shoot all day!

I like the 158 grain lead SWC-HP Plus-P ("the F.B.I. Load") for serious, but 50 of them at a time is plenty in an Airweight for me.

What I prefer may not suit others. I have some arthritus in my fingers and wrist. It is difficult for me to tolerate long strings of fire with handguns of significant recoil. I have one snub-nosed revolver, a COLT Det. Special. In this revolver I like plain 158 gr. LRN for range and SD/HD. I am looking at some of the new SD load by Hornady. I think for my purposes it will be a good choice. JMHO. Sincerely. brucev.

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Federal 148gr Gold Match wadcutters. Shooting hundreds of CorBon DPX +P, while being a pain in my hand, would REALLY be a pain in my wallet!

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Buffalo Bore 158gr +P LSWCHP. They also make a standard pressure loading of the same gas-checked bullet that I would probably use in anything other than an all-steel gun.

Speer GDHP 135gr+P / SB 38SPL or 125/158gr 357 Mag (full power). Recoil is managable for me in a 640-1.

CorBon PowR' Ball 100 grain or their 110 JHPs...fastest .38s going...

I have heard their DPX round is no slouch either...

Bob

For carry in my 442, 158gr LSWHP +P, for practice 158gr LSW 3.8 H-Universal.

• Speer Gold Dot Short Barrel 135+P .38 Spl.
• Hornady 110+P .38 Spl.

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In my 10-5 2" I use Winchester USA 125 gr +P for SD/HD.

for everyday, there's no reason to use +P, so I reload my own

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I also like the already suggested Speer Gold Dot 38's using the 135 gr. +p's, along with both of the Buffalo Bore 158 gr. LSWCHP loads mentioned. wyatte

Speer Gold Dot Short barrel .38 +p in 442

Remington Golden Sabre 125gr .357 in Ruger SP101

Corbon DPX 110 grn

158 gr HJP +p from winchester PDX1

WWB 130gr 38s target, Hornady 110gr or Speer gd 135gr +p carry load.

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Federal 125 gr Nyclad HP. Not a long range load. But up close and personal, it'll definitely ruin the BG's day.

SgtSam

I have used the Federal 125 grain Nyclad for years. At one time they had a plus P version. Hard to find today, so I have resorted back to factory 148 wadcutters. The question was what round can be fired all day yet be depended upon for street use. The 148 WC does that well IMO. Little or no muzzle blast, relatively soft recoil, and most importantly, they shoot near my fixed sights out to 25 yards. But, the best thing about them is they do not need to expand to perform in that you have full caliber impact from the onset.

Their only problem is they work poorly in speed loaders and strips, obviously due to their patch cutting design. When I carry backup ammo, I use a different bullet with a rounded or tapered design to allow easy of reload. If I am ever forced to use a speed load with a J frame as my defensive tool, I will have to re-evaluate my tactics more than my reload.

I use 158 LSWCHP +P in my 60 and my 442.

Same for me out of my 438

After the tests I have done....I like Buffalo Bore 158gr. LSWC-HP and Hornady 110gr. Critical Defense. I would not want to shoot the BB's all day long though....A - expensive, and B - hard on the hand!!!

these shoot point of aim in my 49, 64 and 2 inch 10...
I tried a box of these 135 grn +p's SB rounds, 5 rounds out of my 49 shot low...I have 15 of them left....I will get around to shooting them one of these days...I am sticking with the 158 grn tried and true...

I have a .357 body guard. I purchased some winchester .357 JHP to carry. When i went to the range I was more accurate with the .38 Hornady. So I ended up using Hornady's .38 +Ps to carry instead of the .357 winchester. I'm sure a .38 has just enough stopping power to cause hydrostatic shock.

i have a box of Cor-Bon 110gr. DPX that says its +p on the box.

from what i understand they now just make this load as standard pressure. is this true?

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I carry Mag Safe 38+P for every day carry -- I used to use the Federal Nyclad and I still think it's one of the best

The hbwc factory loads shoot to poi for my 36 also group tight. So do the 125 gr NyClad I have. The problem I have with .38 spl in 2" guns is power so I feel the better performing bullets to be heavy 150 grain and up. Penetration in body parts must be deep. I want a hole that wont plug up but 38sp is iffy. Round nose or semi wadcutter standard loads probably serve you better. They dont care what clothes they go through and always perform the same. While the recoil is a little stiff you can shoot it enough to be good with your gun and when loaded for the street will shoot the same as on the range. Cant beat that.........

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I carry the Federal 110+P's. But they're a.too expensive & b.no fun to shoot all day. I practice with handloads.

125gr. standard-pressure Nyclad hollowpoints. They're easy to shoot, and perform well from snub revolvers.

I wouldn't mind carrying full wadcutters, either. Awhile back I picked up several boxes of long-discontinued Nyclad wadcutters, and they're by far the sweetest-shooting rounds I've ever fired from a snub. They have very low recoil; they shoot to point of aim; and the sharp-edged full wadcutter design should perform reasonably well in a defensive situation. The main drawback, as Jimmymac46 mentioned, is that they don't lend themselves to fast reloading from a speedloader, so if I ever decide to load wadcutters in my carry gun, I'd use hollowpoints for reloads.

same as BUFF, except I wish they also made them in a +P for the .44 special in a HP design.

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135 GR. Speer Gold Dot HP +P

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Another vote for the Gold Dot.