Load suggestion and advice for my M37

[mtnbkr]

As stated in the "No LWCHP for my M37" thread, my M37 hits very high at 10yds with 158gr bullets, +P or not. S&W has asked me to send the gun in for a checkup due to this.

The gun is accurate and the windage is dead on. With lighter bullet loads, POA and POI coincide, so I do have legitimate choices for carry ammo. What's giving me grief is that I am generally a "heavy and slow" guy. That said, this is an Airweight and while I can control it, heavier bullets aren't very pleasant to shoot. I can't help thinking this is a sign I should explore the "light(er) and fast" end of the 38special carry spectrum.

I currently am carrying Winchester's +P 125gr SJHP. I also plan to test Speer's 135gr Short Barrel load. Both have done well in the gelatin tests over at Stoppingpower.net, for what that's worth...

Soooo, what should I do? Keep the gun as is, stop worrying and learn to love "light and fast", or should I send it back in and get the gun adjusted for the good ol' FBI load?

Chris

 

[orionengnr]

Speer 135

was created for snubs, sometime in this century.

LSWCHP was created before Al Gore invented the Internet. Probably before they invented Al Gore!

Last Sunday at the gun show, someone was trying to sell me a box of Yellow Box Super-Vel 45 acp as carry ammo. Probably worth something as a collector's item, but...

Nothing against the venerable FBI load, but I will stick with modern loads.

 

[Universal]

I second the recommendation of the 135 grain Speer load. My understanding is that a lot of research was done to create a round for a 2" revolver and this paticular load was the result. I carry them in my model 640.