Interesting. That Underwood stuff is loaded mighty hot. I'll bet the results would be quite a bit different at 1200 FPS
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Here is a link to the lucky gunner test of the Hornady 158 xtp. 1242 FPS average. Over penetration but they use clear gel.... so you know ......
https://www.luckygunner.com/hornady-...ady-25#geltest
Well ....
Looking around on line there is nothing available I want to buy to try. What is available is WAY too expensive. I just can't bring myself to do it. Slim pickings indeed.
I suppose I will run what I have for now. I have the Speer Gold Dot 38 Special 135gr +p I can try. If it shoots OK in my pistol that will be fine.
For my 2" J-frame Smiths, I use Winchester Ranger 38+P 130 grain bonded JHP. # RA38B. For .357 revolvers, I use Speer Gold Dot 135 grain. #23917. Based only on recoil, I consider this to be a milder to moderate load. One day just for the fun of brutalizing my hands, I shot this load in my S&W 340PD.....no doubt it was a magnum. I then shot some vintage ('80's) Winchester Silvertip .357. This load was brutal. After 5 rounds, I said never again. This Winchester gave some perspective for me to call the Speer load milder in recoil.
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