P. Plainsman
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I just replaced the stock "Officer Friendly" wood grips on my 4" S&W 19-3 with slimmer Pachmayr Gripper Pros. The black rubber grips on the dark blue revolver give an interesting, businesslike appearance.
This is going to be my car gun. I propose to load it with .38 Special +Ps, suspecting that the flash, blast and pressure of .357 Mag would be too much in the cramped interior of my compact.
What would be a good load? I have samples of a few reputable .38+P JHP rounds on hand:
Cor-Bon 110 gr (striking label stats, arguably a j.v. .357 Mag)
Cor-Bon 125 gr
Speer 135 gr Gold Dot
Federal 129 gr Hydra-Shok
I've tried all except the Cor-Bon 110s. All were easily controllable and shot well enough, with the Federals being the most accurate.
I suspect any of these would be a decent defense load for the car gun, but I am curious to hear others' opinions and experiences.
This is going to be my car gun. I propose to load it with .38 Special +Ps, suspecting that the flash, blast and pressure of .357 Mag would be too much in the cramped interior of my compact.
What would be a good load? I have samples of a few reputable .38+P JHP rounds on hand:
Cor-Bon 110 gr (striking label stats, arguably a j.v. .357 Mag)
Cor-Bon 125 gr
Speer 135 gr Gold Dot
Federal 129 gr Hydra-Shok
I've tried all except the Cor-Bon 110s. All were easily controllable and shot well enough, with the Federals being the most accurate.
I suspect any of these would be a decent defense load for the car gun, but I am curious to hear others' opinions and experiences.