38 Special vs 357 Magnum - Snub Nose

[Boattale]

Can anyone recommend a good 38 Special +P load?

They're all good. I'm a gold dot person based strictly on reading.

 

[Gary A]

Can anyone recommend a good 38 Special +P load?

I doubt this is the last word on the subject but here is a pretty good sampling from 2 and 4 inch barrels:
https://www.luckygunner.com/labs/revolver-ballistics-test/

 

[buddyRoland]

Not cherry picking loads. I just happened to have those two on hand and I found it interesting that at least in gel, their ballistic performance was essentially the same.

The performance regardless of how the rounds look are not the same. .357 mag is much more powerful.

 

[OneFreeTexan]

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