.455_Hunter
Member
Greetings,
One of my primary CCW guns is a S&W Model 60 (last model in .38 only).
My general purpose load is the new Speer 135 gr. Gold Dot +P.
This is a great urban load, designed to stop gangbangers at the local 7-11 without excessive under or overpenetration in the standard human torso.
My concern is when my wife and I go hiking (Colorado Front Range Open Space), I would like a round with greater penetration than the 12"-15" of the Gold Dot.
Our possible threats while hiking are: people, dogs, deer, mtn. lions and bears (rare).
Some loads I am considering:
1. Winchester 158 gr. LSWC-HP +P (FBI load- current production)
2. Winchester 158 gr. JSP (Disc. Q-load- about 200 fpe from my 60- I have 75 rounds))
3. Cor-Bon 158 gr. LSWC-HP +P (Disc. load- I have 20 rounds)
4. Winchester 147 gr. JHP +P (Disc. "Subsonic" load- I have 50 rounds)
5. Remmington 158 LSWC +P (current production- hard to find)
6. Speer 158 gr. TMJ +P (current production- about 200 fpe from my 60- small diameter meplat)
7. Fiochii 158 gr. FMJ (current production- not listed +P, but HOT - about 260 fpe from my 60- round nose)
8. ??????????????????????
What I would love is that a small ammo company (Cor-Bon, Buffalo Bore, etc.) would offer a .38 special +P load that featured a 180-200 gr. hard cast LFP bullet (similar to Federal's 180 gr. 357 Mag. Cast-Core load) at about 850 to 900 fps out of my 60.
Please post your comments on this ammo choice/sources.
If your response would be "get a bigger gun", please refrain and limit your comments as if .38 special was the only caliber out there. I don't need to be told to run out and by a 4" 629.
Thanks,
Hunter
One of my primary CCW guns is a S&W Model 60 (last model in .38 only).
My general purpose load is the new Speer 135 gr. Gold Dot +P.
This is a great urban load, designed to stop gangbangers at the local 7-11 without excessive under or overpenetration in the standard human torso.
My concern is when my wife and I go hiking (Colorado Front Range Open Space), I would like a round with greater penetration than the 12"-15" of the Gold Dot.
Our possible threats while hiking are: people, dogs, deer, mtn. lions and bears (rare).
Some loads I am considering:
1. Winchester 158 gr. LSWC-HP +P (FBI load- current production)
2. Winchester 158 gr. JSP (Disc. Q-load- about 200 fpe from my 60- I have 75 rounds))
3. Cor-Bon 158 gr. LSWC-HP +P (Disc. load- I have 20 rounds)
4. Winchester 147 gr. JHP +P (Disc. "Subsonic" load- I have 50 rounds)
5. Remmington 158 LSWC +P (current production- hard to find)
6. Speer 158 gr. TMJ +P (current production- about 200 fpe from my 60- small diameter meplat)
7. Fiochii 158 gr. FMJ (current production- not listed +P, but HOT - about 260 fpe from my 60- round nose)
8. ??????????????????????
What I would love is that a small ammo company (Cor-Bon, Buffalo Bore, etc.) would offer a .38 special +P load that featured a 180-200 gr. hard cast LFP bullet (similar to Federal's 180 gr. 357 Mag. Cast-Core load) at about 850 to 900 fps out of my 60.
Please post your comments on this ammo choice/sources.
If your response would be "get a bigger gun", please refrain and limit your comments as if .38 special was the only caliber out there. I don't need to be told to run out and by a 4" 629.
Thanks,
Hunter