Folks, There's absolutely nothing wrong with the .38 Special, or preferably +P variant, provided you respect 3) important facts. 1) Use a Projectile heavy enough to get where it needs to go to perform said work, & 2) Place your shot reasonably well enough to get into the prescribed target area, & lastly 3) Keep the range to something the round is capable of handling. Yes, there are many more potent, longer range cartridges available, yet if you pay attention to those 2 particular provisions, you'll do just fine. The 'lowly' .38 Special has been working for a great many years now, & should continue for many more so long as you respect its limitations.

Best, Dom P. / 'dpast32'