I was looking for good SD standard pressure ammo in .38 special, so I PM'ed Jim March (nice man). He referred me to Gray Area ammo, so I e-mailed them, and he was a nice guy but said his prices were pretty high. So he gave me info about http://www.starsandstripesammo.com and I checked them out.
Called the guy today, and he was really nice. They have some ammo listed on their site, but it was explained to me that make a lot more different ammo than what is listed. So I told him I needed a .38 standard pressure round for my 442/642, that would perform well. He said he has two rounds he tailors specifically for short barrel revolvers (not listed on the site). A 125 grain RNFP (round nose flat point) that does approx 975 FPS from a 2" barrel, and a 158 grain SWC doing approx 760 FPS from a 2" barrel. Again, he said both are standard pressure, and the rounds were chronographed from an actual revolver w/ a 2" barrel.
I ordered 1 box (50 rounds) of each to try at $14 a pop, which is a very reasonable price. Should be here by end of next week, and I plan to try both and see which I like better. I personally prefer a cast bullet, but for those of you who are interested he makes a 110 grain XTP JHP that does about 1,100 FPS from a 4" barrel, and a 125 grain Gold Dot JHP that goes approx 1,000 FPS also from a 4" barrel. Again both of these are standard pressure rounds.
I wouldn't mind sending 5 rounds of each of what I ordered for someone to chrono and post here the results...are you listening Mr Camp?
Called the guy today, and he was really nice. They have some ammo listed on their site, but it was explained to me that make a lot more different ammo than what is listed. So I told him I needed a .38 standard pressure round for my 442/642, that would perform well. He said he has two rounds he tailors specifically for short barrel revolvers (not listed on the site). A 125 grain RNFP (round nose flat point) that does approx 975 FPS from a 2" barrel, and a 158 grain SWC doing approx 760 FPS from a 2" barrel. Again, he said both are standard pressure, and the rounds were chronographed from an actual revolver w/ a 2" barrel.
I ordered 1 box (50 rounds) of each to try at $14 a pop, which is a very reasonable price. Should be here by end of next week, and I plan to try both and see which I like better. I personally prefer a cast bullet, but for those of you who are interested he makes a 110 grain XTP JHP that does about 1,100 FPS from a 4" barrel, and a 125 grain Gold Dot JHP that goes approx 1,000 FPS also from a 4" barrel. Again both of these are standard pressure rounds.
I wouldn't mind sending 5 rounds of each of what I ordered for someone to chrono and post here the results...are you listening Mr Camp?