38 special +p

[RossMatt]

I want Winchester 125gr PDX1 38 +p to have in my revovler for defense.
If I do that, I'd like to have some 125 gr 38+p ammo to plink with so that I am comfortable with the feel and load.

any suggestions???

I suppose logic would say to plink with 357s so that I am overly 'prepared', but I am not sure.

The gun is a TRR8, rated for 357 - so I can run any hot load through it.

any help would be great. thanks gents.

 

[Rickyyy]

You can always compare the fps/ velocity and grain weight of the bullet. They make lots of different ones. If you want really hot ammo I would check out buffalo bore ammo.

 

[Pointblank2U]

I use Magtech. I never had any problems with it. I've used it in 9mm also. The price is for a box of 50:

Magtech Sport Ammunition 38 Super +P 130 Grain Full Metal Jacket Box of 50 - MidwayUSA

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Remington has a 100 round "bulk box" of .38 Special +P ammo on the market which can usually be found for a lower price than most. The Magtech ammo mentioned above isn't bad either although the link above is for .38 Super ammo and the OP is asking about .38 Special ammo.

 

[ARMinSC]

I use Magtech. I never had any problems with it. I've used it in 9mm also. The price is for a box of 50:

Magtech Sport Ammunition 38 Super +P 130 Grain Full Metal Jacket Box of 50 - MidwayUSA

Can you shoot .38 Super in a .357?

 

[38-44HD45]

Remington has a 100 round "bulk box" of .38 Special +P ammo on the market which can usually be found for a lower price than most. The Magtech ammo mentioned above isn't bad either although the link above is for .38 Super ammo and the OP is asking about .38 Special ammo.

I know little about Mag-Tech, but I recently shot some of the Remington bulk 125gr. +P through my 2" PC 327. I was surprised at how accurate it was and how little flash it displayed.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I know little about Mag-Tech, but I recently shot some of the Remington bulk 125gr. +P through my 2" PC 327. I was surprised at how accurate it was and how little flash it displayed.

Also, the Remington "Rose Pedal" bullet peals back uniformly when it expands.

 

[moxie]

Winchester makes a .38 SPL +P 125 GR. JHP "Personal Protection" round, white box of 50, for sale at Walmart. These are relatively inexpensive and perfect for training as an analog for your expensive PDX rounds.

 

[CTSixshot]

Can you shoot .38 Super in a .357?

Short answer: No.
It's not designed as an equivalent replacement round for the .357 Magnum. It does have a slight rim and is designed to headspace on this rim, like a 38/357, but it will likely not even chamber into a .357 cylinder being slightly larger in case body diameter. Pressures are higher than a 38 Spl, but lower than the 357 Magnum.
In an emergency, could you use it, assuming it does chamber? I've never tried. I'd expect it may slip under your extractor wheel since the rim diameter is also about 0.030" under the 357 rim diameter, too.
You can launch a 308 Win in a Swiss K31 7.5x55 rifle (I've heard of a fella doing this accidentally. He didn't suspect a thing until he policed some rather interesting brass from the range), but this is not a recommended practice either.

 

[Broadside]

CCI/Speer makes a makes a .38spl +P FMJ in their Speer Lawman line of ammo.

 

[stiab]

Short answer: No.

Actually you can, and Magtech is one of the factory loads that will chamber in modern S&W and Colt revolvers, along with Winchester (both the 130 grain FMJ and the 125 grain Silver Tips) and Pow R Ball (see pic below). You won't have much luck getting the Fioochi, UMC, Remington, Armscor, PMC, Federal, or American Eagle to chamber. I don't recommend it for everybody, but it does work just fine, based on actual firing experience.

 

[Pointblank2U]

It was a typo on my part. I do use MagTech .38 Special for practice.

 

[stevieboy]

I second the thought about Speer's .38 +P "lawman" ammo. It's sold as "clean" meaning that it's TMJ and uses lead free primers. I've fired a bunch of it through my S & W Model 66 and, occasionally, through my other .357s. It's pretty accurate stuff and, to be honest, it doesn't feel any more energetic than standard 158 gr. .38 specials. I've never chronographed it though, so I have no idea how much faster it is.