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Originally Posted by delcrossv
Au Contraire. .38 Hi Speed / .38/44 is presently sold as .38+p or .38 +p+.
Underwood +p Keiths shoot POA in my Heavy Duty. (and pack quite a wallop!)
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The only factory loaded .38 Special +P loads today which more or less duplicate the old .38-44 load come from Buffalo Bore, which uses a 158 grain bullet at 1160 ft/sec. Underwood has a similar load. But both those makers are in the costly "Boutique" category. The great majority of today's .38 Special +P loads from the major manufacturers (Rem, W-W, Federal) use somewhat lighter bullets at lower velocities than the old .38-44. The original .38-44 loadings used 150 or 158 grain bullets at MVs of around 1100-1150 ft/sec, depending upon barrel length.