Federal GM wadcutters.
Shoots to POA, easy recoil, and cuts a .36 channel, every time.
I carry the Rem 158 SWCHP +P for my reloads.
As much as I like them, full WCs aren’t easy to load under duress.
Federal GM wadcutters.
Shoots to POA, easy recoil, and cuts a .36 channel, every time.
I carry the Rem 158 SWCHP +P for my reloads.
As much as I like them, full WCs aren’t easy to load under duress.
Several good options have been mentioned, but she could just use the Golden Sabers in both revolvers to keep things simple.
https://web.archive.org/web/20131103.../38special.htm
http://www.brassfetcher.com/Handguns...Selection.html
Last edited by Velo Dog; 01-09-2020 at 06:40 PM.
+ .38 to this.
For a 4", 35oz .38 +p, Underwood would the one.
https://www.underwoodammo.com/collec...18785726955577
Some chrono info from the reviews:
That puts it comfortably within 9mm 124gr Gold Dot velocity range.
Here's a test through 4 layers denim / ballistic gel out of the LCR (best gel test I could find for the load):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8ULPEMwQIo
I think it has just been repackaged for Remington's Ultimate Defense Handgun line of ammuntion.
https://www.remington.com/ammunition...-handgun-loads
Although there is both compact and full-size offerings, the same Golden Saber bullet is used and the velocities appear to be very similar if not identical.
Last edited by Velo Dog; 01-09-2020 at 07:03 PM.
There is absolutely nothing wrong, and a whole lot right, with a .38 a person will actually shoot and carry vs anything else that they won’t.
Ammo choices don’t have to be complicated. Something that shoots to POA in the J and doesn’t kick too much, like a 148gr FGMM wadcutter, backed up by a speed strip or two of pointier reloads such as the 110gr Hornady Critical Defense. Something that hits to POA in the 4”, whether the same or different from the J, and practice loads for both, (which can just be 130gr FMJ American Eagle) and you’re done.
The Remington FBI load (R38S12) has worked really well for a really long time. It's not great on hard barriers, but does work well on side to side "money shots" on bipedal threats and the classically expected frontal shots, too. My second choice would be the Speer 135 GDHP +P.
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