What defensive ammo are you carrying in your J frame?

I shoot Federal 125gr. NYCLAD hollow points.
Don't know if they are any good or not never
had to use them. I have a model 36-no dash Don
 
Reverse seated 148 grain hollow base wadcutters. Gas check on front of bullet. 10.0 grains of Alcan AL-5. Serious Zombie medicine.
 
125 grain Speer Gold Dot .38 +P..........
 
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125gr Speer 357 mag Gold Dots in my S&W 360PD.

I'm still not sure what's worse: shooting it or getting shot by it!
 
in my 66 i put 1 shot shell followed with 2 rounds of hand loaded hbwc loaded backwards over a good charge of 231 then 3 125 jhp over a hot load of 2400 this makes it 1 for snakes2 for rats 3for hardheads
 
DoubleTap loaded Gold Dot .357's, 125 Gr. Luckily it's in a 640. The extra heft of the steel takes some of the sting out of shooting them.


Regards,
Arkdweller
 
hey y'all...a few changes so here's an update; unfortunately dad has a chronic ilnness and has moved in with my sister to be close to the grandkids; he gave me all his firearms and hunting equipment; his 642 is in better shape than mine (wasn't carried much or shot much); I also found a few boxes of Remington UMC 125gr sjhp .38 spl +p and they are more abundant than the Winchester WWB Personal Defense 125gr sjhp .38 spl +p in my area; I'm pretty much gonna keep his 642 for HD after a shooting session to get acclimated (his trigger is a wee bit stiffer than mine); with all that said...

his 642: Remington UMC sjhp 125gr .38 spl +p or Remington Express 158gr lswchp .38 spl +p

my 642: same for HD and CCW; when at hunting camp doing chores it will get Mastercast remanufactured 158gr lswc solids .38 spl (hardened for reduced fouling with sharp shoulders and a flat tip)

I'm gonna 'stash' the Winchester WWB Personal Defense 125gr sjhp and Winchester Silvertip 110gr jhp loads that I have left
 
Buffalo Bore 158 gr. LSWCHP +P loads; 1000 fps from a 2" Model 60.
 
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I'm currently carrying the .357 mag Speer 135 grn GDHP in my 649 Bodyguard but the Remington Golden Sabre 125 grn also shot well. I recently ordered a few boxes of 158 grn LSWCHP in .38 special. Mr Ayoob is on record as favoring this load for his J frame. I do know that my old Model 28 shoots this load like a dream ... bang bang bang all day long.
 
Speer Gold Dot .357 Mag 135 gr. GDHP short barrel hollow point in a 340 PD.
 
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posted elswhere.
 
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