38 SPL Remington 125gr BJHP Golden Saber Review

[RDub]

Hello
Most of the 38 Special reviews that I did were shot with two guns.
A Taurus 85 Ulta Lite 2 inch barrel and a Smith & Wesson model 15 with a 4 inch barrel.
First I do forensic exam of the ammunition. Next I shoot a group while chronographing with each gun. 10 yards with the 2 inch Taurus 85 and 25 yards with the 4 inch Model 15. Chronograph is a Oehler 35P
Then the ammunition is shot out of each gun into a 55 gallon plastic barrel of water. The bullets are then recovered, photographed and then measured for expansion. In cases where the bullet fragments and loses its jacket, a weight is taken with all the recovered material and also a weight taken with just the lead core.
Here is the link to all the photos of the review;

38 SPL REM G.S. 125gr JHP +P — Postimages

Data Sheet

The bullet was barely hanging on from the 2 inch test but did separate from the 4 inch test. Fairly predictable performance with this offering from Remington.

 

[38SPL HV]

Thank you…been going through your recent tests and really enjoying them!

 

[rwsmith]

Thanks for the tests/reviews!

I had to look up what a BJHP is. "Brass Jacketed Hollow Point". Isn't guilding metal used for most jacketed bullet a form of brass??? About 95% copper and 5% zinc?

 

[RDub]

I had to look up what a BJHP is. "Brass Jacketed Hollow Point". Isn't guilding metal used for most jacketed bullet a form of brass??? About 95% copper and 5% zinc?

Hmm.. I always understood the B stood for 'bonded'..

 

[Skeet 028]

In the Remington lineup it means Bonded jacket. The golden Sabre is my 45 auto carry ammunition. It performs very well. I have never found any 9mm. I carry the old Winchester Black Talon or new Silver Tip...same bullet...different coating.
I also carry 9mm Gold Dots in my SiG 365...accurate

 

[sigp220.45]

Remington says BJHP stands for Brass Jacketed.

If it was bonded it would have performed better in the OP’s test.

 

[stanmerrell]

Seems like a pretty good offering

Enjoyed the report on the Remington round. The 38 Special has always been somewhat marginal, especially in the short barrels, and conservative loads, so we do see a lot of efforts to push it to the max capability, where it can be a much more effective round. I would like to see 1000FPS with this bullet weight to have a little more confidence in the terminal performance. 6.4 grains though is probably close to max for the standard pressure round...Wonder what powder they used? Thanks again.

 

[stansdds]

Remington is currently marketing their Golden Saber under several different banners. Golden Saber Defense, Golden Saber Defense Compact, and Golden Saber Bonded. I do recall that when Remington first introduced the Golden Saber, it was marketed as "brass jacketed".