I carry the Gold Dot 135gr +P Short Barrel in my 642. It's in all my Speed Strips and speed loaders too. I find it no more punishing recoil wise than WWB or Rem UMC practice stuff of the same weight. It's pricey to shoot a lot of it for sure but you have to be educated in your selection. They are dead on accurate under about 25' out of the 642. Also, for what it's worth, after seeing first hand how accurate this round was, I switched from a 124gr Hydra-Shok to a 115gr Gold Dot in my 9mm (S&W 908). I'm on the Gold Dot bus.