thank you for responding; I do have some feedback...first off to the person who questioned the authenticity of my inquiry...yes it's real!!!!! :banghead:
he's used to federal contract 125gr +p sjhp's from several security jobs he had, so that is what I got for him initially...Winchester WWB Personal Protection variant since the muzzle flash is less than the Remington UMC variant; we also tried Remington 158gr +p lswchp's which recoil a bit more, but less muzzle flash than the 125gr sjhp's;
I have a bunch of 158gr swc remanufactured loads from
www.mastercast.net
I'm thinking of having him try them for recoil control; I'm a bit hesitant since the sharp shoulder profile hangs up & makes reloading a bit difficult using a speedloader; he doesn't like Bianchi Speed Strips;
I inquired about the Federal Hydrashok 110gr, the Hornady XTP 125gr & 158 gr, and the Winchester Silvertip 110gr since they are easy to buy within my region; Hornady doesn't currently catalog the 140 gr XTP for .38 spl; Nyclads were available for a short time, but they were the 158gr +p's that were left over from NYPD stockpiles;
I'll have to look over the Buffalo Bore loads, but I tried ordering .357 mag hunting ammo from them last year and several weeks went by before I got a response of backorder (not very good customer service in my viewpoint); I can deal with backorder, but let the customer know sooner so they are not climbing the walls
I'll let him try the mastercast remanufactured 158gr semiwadcutters (which I have on hand), a box of the Hornady XTP 125's, a box of Federal Hydrashok 110's, and some Winchester Silvertip 110's; next time I order from mastercast I'll have to get some of the TCJ-DEWC 148gr remanufactured loads; whatever is leftover will be 'training' ammo