Silent Bob
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Finally found some Remington FBI load .38 Special last night and took out it out the range today to test in my S&W 638 Airweight snub. Been doing quite a bit of research on snubs and defensive loads here lately and had been intending to carry this round due to its established effectiveness in snubs. Was fearing the recoil after reading a number of posts in online forums where people said their hand was hurting after two or three cylinders (or even two or three shots to some people).
Turns out my fear was totally unfounded, didn't seem to kick much harder then the 158gr LWSCs I fired first. I was intending to only fire a few cylinders but instead shot off the whole box of 50 with no more hand pain then firing standard pressure rounds. They were louder, though, and I liked how they landed on the target I had, set at fifteen feet (spitting distance).
The problem? One of the rounds, the fifth in the third or fourth cylinder I fired, jumped the crimp and locked the freaking cylinder. I had read a number of posts that said this wasn't a problem in the Airweights, only the Airlites. Disheartening, to say the least. Well, no FBI load for me now.
Guess I'll look at the 135gr Gold Dots next.
Turns out my fear was totally unfounded, didn't seem to kick much harder then the 158gr LWSCs I fired first. I was intending to only fire a few cylinders but instead shot off the whole box of 50 with no more hand pain then firing standard pressure rounds. They were louder, though, and I liked how they landed on the target I had, set at fifteen feet (spitting distance).
The problem? One of the rounds, the fifth in the third or fourth cylinder I fired, jumped the crimp and locked the freaking cylinder. I had read a number of posts that said this wasn't a problem in the Airweights, only the Airlites. Disheartening, to say the least. Well, no FBI load for me now.
Guess I'll look at the 135gr Gold Dots next.