Thread: Federal Hydra-Shock 147gr +P+.38
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Old 12-01-2009, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Bob96 View Post
I ran across a box of Federal Law Enforcement +P+ ammo. Is this stuff safe to use in a late model all steel J - frame or a K - frame. I don't know how much more pressure that these are loaded to in comparison to +P 38 Special ammo?
Well Bob, here's the problem: there is no SAAMI standard for +P+, and all it really means is that the manufacturer used his own judgement. So one +P+ may be only a little over +P, and another may be far greater.
In spite of "assumptions and assertions", no S&W .38 revolver has been warranted by S&W for +P+.

The best advice I got on this subject several decades ago was "buy a 686 and shoot whatever .38 and .357 you please."
That would be my advice today.
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