.38sp +p LSWCHP ammo

[Kestrel]

I keep saying this, but I wish someone would produce a hard-cast, heavy wadcutter in +P.

Steve

 

[Jim March]

Steve: take the new Buffalo Bore 158+P and epoxy the hollow. Net effects between that and a hardcast will be close to identical.

 

[Kestrel]

Jim,

Isn't the Buffalo Bore a semi-wadcutter? I'd like a full wadcutter. And hard cast. And +P...

Steve

 

[Catbird]

Right now, I have these in my S&W 340PD loaded to +P velocity:

www.villagemetalworks.com

 

[Erich]

Gotta love Jim Cirillo, too. Man, I couldn't believe how much they wanted for a box of those bullets , though, and then shipping on top of it (assuming the price hasn't come down since I looked into them a while back).

 

[paul105]

Scandium 340 1 7/8" Chrono Results – 2 Each of the Following – Temp 70 – 3 Paces from Muzzle (Approx 9 Ft.)

158 gr Lead SWHP, Remington Factory +P .38 Special 762 fps
158 gr Lead SWHP, Remington Factory +P .38 Special 743 fps

180 gr Lead WFN LBT, Federal Factory .357 Magnum 885 fps
180 gr Lead WFN LBT, Federal Factory .357 Magnum 929 fps

130 gr Hydra-Shok JHP, Federal Personal Defense .357 Mag 1,153 fps
130 gr Hydra-Shok JHP, Federal Personal Defense .357 Mag 1,165 fps

130 gr Jacked Round Nose, Fed American Eagle .38 Special 668 fps
130 gr Jacked Round Nose, Fed American Eagle .38 Special 692 fps

 

[Catbird]

130 gr Hydra-Shok JHP, Federal Personal Defense .357 Mag 1,153 fps
130 gr Hydra-Shok JHP, Federal Personal Defense .357 Mag 1,165 fps

Hmmm...interesting. I'm surprised at those velocity figures. I always thought that Federal's Personal Defense loads were designed to be rather mild-mannered. In contrast, Winchester's Personal Defense ammo is supposed to be fairly hot.

 

[Erich]

No, the 130-grain .357s are loaded to move out of short barrels right quickly. I'm actually surprised the Federals chrono'd that low out of the 1 7/8" bbl - they are frequently chrono'd at over 1300 fps out of 3" tubes.