whats your favorite defensive h.p from a snubbie?

[medic15al]

Buffalo Bore 158gr +P LSWCHP. They also make a standard pressure loading of the same gas-checked bullet that I would probably use in anything other than an all-steel gun.

Same for me out of my 438

 

[AZ Desertrat]

After the tests I have done....I like Buffalo Bore 158gr. LSWC-HP and Hornady 110gr. Critical Defense. I would not want to shoot the BB's all day long though....A - expensive, and B - hard on the hand!!!

 

[sheriffoconee]

I use 158 LSWCHP +P in my 60 and my 442.

these shoot point of aim in my 49, 64 and 2 inch 10...
I tried a box of these 135 grn +p's SB rounds, 5 rounds out of my 49 shot low...I have 15 of them left....I will get around to shooting them one of these days...I am sticking with the 158 grn tried and true...

 

[evanrn1983]

Winchester .357 versus Hornady .38 +p

I have a .357 body guard. I purchased some winchester .357 JHP to carry. When i went to the range I was more accurate with the .38 Hornady. So I ended up using Hornady's .38 +Ps to carry instead of the .357 winchester. I'm sure a .38 has just enough stopping power to cause hydrostatic shock.

 

[681ismyfavorite]

i have a box of Cor-Bon 110gr. DPX that says its +p on the box.

from what i understand they now just make this load as standard pressure. is this true?

 

[Butchbird]

I carry Mag Safe 38+P for every day carry -- I used to use the Federal Nyclad and I still think it's one of the best

 

[s2harry]

The hbwc factory loads shoot to poi for my 36 also group tight. So do the 125 gr NyClad I have. The problem I have with .38 spl in 2" guns is power so I feel the better performing bullets to be heavy 150 grain and up. Penetration in body parts must be deep. I want a hole that wont plug up but 38sp is iffy. Round nose or semi wadcutter standard loads probably serve you better. They dont care what clothes they go through and always perform the same. While the recoil is a little stiff you can shoot it enough to be good with your gun and when loaded for the street will shoot the same as on the range. Cant beat that.........

 

[DoubleGs]

I carry the Federal 110+P's. But they're a.too expensive & b.no fun to shoot all day. I practice with handloads.

 

[DC7]

125gr. standard-pressure Nyclad hollowpoints. They're easy to shoot, and perform well from snub revolvers.

I wouldn't mind carrying full wadcutters, either. Awhile back I picked up several boxes of long-discontinued Nyclad wadcutters, and they're by far the sweetest-shooting rounds I've ever fired from a snub. They have very low recoil; they shoot to point of aim; and the sharp-edged full wadcutter design should perform reasonably well in a defensive situation. The main drawback, as Jimmymac46 mentioned, is that they don't lend themselves to fast reloading from a speedloader, so if I ever decide to load wadcutters in my carry gun, I'd use hollowpoints for reloads.

 

[Reloader]

same as BUFF, except I wish they also made them in a +P for the .44 special in a HP design.

 

[babarracing]

135 GR. Speer Gold Dot HP +P

 

[IvanW]

Another vote for the Gold Dot.