tbeb
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Does anybody online have a sale going on now for Federal, Remington, or Winchester .38 Special +P 158 gr. lead hollow point. (The best I found is $26 plus shipping.)
Any online specials on +p 158 gr. lead hollow point?
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strangelittleman
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Check out Georgia arms & Ammo to go
NGIB
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Not exactly what you're looking for but a fella on Gunbroker sells Gold Dot 135 +P at very reasonable prices. I saw him highly recommended on the Sig forum for 9mm. Name is "sellforless"...
tbeb
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I have some Gold Dot 135's for my snubose. My longer barrel revolver likes 158's... You're spot on about that Gun Broker seller. If someone wants 250, 500, or 1000 Gold Dot 135's, the delivered price figures to 30 cents per round. That's super!!! (Yesterday I paid 27 cents per round for .38 Special Remington UMC 130 gr. MC at Walmart.)
I have some Gold Dot 135's for my snubose. My longer barrel revolver likes 158's... You're spot on about that Gun Broker seller. If someone wants 250, 500, or 1000 Gold Dot 135's, the delivered price figures to 30 cents per round. That's super!!! (Yesterday I paid 27 cents per round for .38 Special Remington UMC 130 gr. MC at Walmart.)
tbeb
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I have some Gold Dot 135's for my snubnose. My longer barrel revolver likes 158's... You're spot on about that Gun Broker seller. If someone wants 250, 500, or 1000 Gold Dot 135's, the delivered price figures to 30 cents per round. That's super!!! (Yesterday I paid 27 cents per round for .38 Special Remington UMC 130 gr. MC at Walmart.)
I have some Gold Dot 135's for my snubnose. My longer barrel revolver likes 158's... You're spot on about that Gun Broker seller. If someone wants 250, 500, or 1000 Gold Dot 135's, the delivered price figures to 30 cents per round. That's super!!! (Yesterday I paid 27 cents per round for .38 Special Remington UMC 130 gr. MC at Walmart.)
tbeb
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FWIW, about 18 months ago one of our members chronographed the Georgia Arms +P 158 gr. lead hollow point. It averaged 802 FPS from a 2" S & W Model 642, and 897 FPS from a 4" S & W Model 10.
jaydubya
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They don't have any now (just checked), but www.outdoormarksman.com usually carries my favorite, the Remington version.
Cordially, Jack
Cordially, Jack
Stainz
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The Remington R38S12 version has the softer lead - opens reliably from a snubby. The Georgia Arms #G38E reloads, listed as a 158gr +P LSWC are actually HPs, too. They are within a few fps of the Remingtons, but appear to be a harder lead alloy. I carry the Remingtons and shoot the GA Arms at the range. They were less than the Remingtons - and that was for 100 pieces - worth an order, that's for sure. Good ammo - nice folks.
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The_Shootist
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+! On Ga Arms
Stephen Camp did a test on the flavours of FBI load out there including the Ga arms variant. I think its on his http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/
board.
His test determined what I suspected when I first saw this round - the lead would be too hard/hollow point too small for it to be an efficient self-defense round (of course if thats all you have handy, thats different) compared to the standby Remington R38S12 158 fr round.
BUT....the Ga Arms round, priced / loaded as it is is an excellent substitute
at $ 9.75 / 50 ($ 11.50 incl shipping) for PRACTICE, seeings how 50 rds of R38S12 will run you over $ 20 bucks BEFORE shipping.
So I order 200 rds of the Ga Arms stuff every couple of weeks to practice withand every couple of months replace my FBI load carry ammo.
However lately, I've decided to go with Buffalo Bore's "standard pressure" 158 gr SWCHP based on a review of this section of the board. Firing a box through my Taurus M85 I assure you it doesn't "feel" standard pressure (admittedly my hand felt recoil is less than scientific) but it is every bit as stout as the Remington FBI load and Ga Arms version.
Next weekend when my latest shipment of this BB round comes in, i think I will run a few through my 3" bbl SP 101. I'm guessing the extra weight of the Ruger might make it a fairly easy round. Not that it's uncontrollable in my other snub, just a bit easier to practice with. Might even use this round in my SP 101 when I carry it as well.
Stephen Camp did a test on the flavours of FBI load out there including the Ga arms variant. I think its on his http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/
board.
His test determined what I suspected when I first saw this round - the lead would be too hard/hollow point too small for it to be an efficient self-defense round (of course if thats all you have handy, thats different) compared to the standby Remington R38S12 158 fr round.
BUT....the Ga Arms round, priced / loaded as it is is an excellent substitute
at $ 9.75 / 50 ($ 11.50 incl shipping) for PRACTICE, seeings how 50 rds of R38S12 will run you over $ 20 bucks BEFORE shipping.
So I order 200 rds of the Ga Arms stuff every couple of weeks to practice withand every couple of months replace my FBI load carry ammo.
However lately, I've decided to go with Buffalo Bore's "standard pressure" 158 gr SWCHP based on a review of this section of the board. Firing a box through my Taurus M85 I assure you it doesn't "feel" standard pressure (admittedly my hand felt recoil is less than scientific) but it is every bit as stout as the Remington FBI load and Ga Arms version.
Next weekend when my latest shipment of this BB round comes in, i think I will run a few through my 3" bbl SP 101. I'm guessing the extra weight of the Ruger might make it a fairly easy round. Not that it's uncontrollable in my other snub, just a bit easier to practice with. Might even use this round in my SP 101 when I carry it as well.
tbeb
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"I second the Georgia Arms suggestion. I've had good luck with their 158 gr .38Spl LSWC+P ammo (it is actually LSWCHP+P), and the price is pretty good. It is loaded a bit hotter than the Federal stuff"
Thanks for the suggestion, but aren't these reloads? If so, I could reload my own (but I prefer factory new).
Thanks for the suggestion, but aren't these reloads? If so, I could reload my own (but I prefer factory new).
The_Shootist
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Their reloads - thats how you would save money. I just don't have the timne or patience (more importantly - the workspace) to get into reloading. For practice ammo they offer a practicel , economical solution.
Their reloads - thats how you would save money. I just don't have the timne or patience (more importantly - the workspace) to get into reloading. For practice ammo they offer a practicel , economical solution.
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