Back in the Stoneage in LE, I was issued a Colt .38 revolver that was used in the Revolutionary War. (Yeah, I know. Just kiddin') Our Range Officer was assigned a county prisoner as his assistant and that guy hand loaded our ammo. We made about $80.00 a week in those days and part of the money was taken to self fund our pension minus federal taxes etc. IE we didn't have much $$$ to spare. I used wad cutters for my ammo because it made more sense to me because I figured if I was going to be in a shooting situation, it would be close quarters and I'd have a better chance. Our hand load round nose lead issued ammo were crap any way, so over 50 feet they'd probably fall to the ground. One of our guys got involved in a shooting that was within 50 feet and one of his slugs hit the door jamb and we could pluck it out with our finger.