SAWBONES
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I just acquired some of the new Gold Dot rounds in the title heading, reportedly specifically designed for "snubby" revolvers, that is, designed to shoot to POA in 1 7/8" barreled S&W J-frames and the like, including Taurus Model 85 and others.
My experience with snubbies over a period of two decades has shown me that they seem to come from the factory made to have POI and POA coincide for 158gr+P LSWCHP, especially for the vertical dimension, and at least approximately in the horizontal (windage is never exactly right, but we're talking about altogether non-adjustable sights here, after all).
To date, I've found that the various lighter .38 Special rounds, such as the 125gr+Ps, while espoused by some, never shoot to POA for me, but always shoot considerably low.
I've always favored the 158gr loads, accordingly.
I was pleasantly surprised to find the new 135gr+P JHP Gold Dots shooting right to POA today in my 340PD.
Spot on.
Felt recoil is trivial, and certainly less than with any of the 158gr loads. The round has a very large hollow point, and I suspect it may well yield 9mm-style performance out of these little pocket guns.
I can't say anything about velocities, as I don't have access to a chronograph. Maybe someone else can report on this.
A friend had some samples of the new round, in the 50 round boxes apparently initially intended for police sales, which is how I came by it. I don't know if it's readily available in stores yet, but it's supposedly to be marketed to civilians in twenty round boxes.
My experience with snubbies over a period of two decades has shown me that they seem to come from the factory made to have POI and POA coincide for 158gr+P LSWCHP, especially for the vertical dimension, and at least approximately in the horizontal (windage is never exactly right, but we're talking about altogether non-adjustable sights here, after all).
To date, I've found that the various lighter .38 Special rounds, such as the 125gr+Ps, while espoused by some, never shoot to POA for me, but always shoot considerably low.
I've always favored the 158gr loads, accordingly.
I was pleasantly surprised to find the new 135gr+P JHP Gold Dots shooting right to POA today in my 340PD.
Spot on.
Felt recoil is trivial, and certainly less than with any of the 158gr loads. The round has a very large hollow point, and I suspect it may well yield 9mm-style performance out of these little pocket guns.
I can't say anything about velocities, as I don't have access to a chronograph. Maybe someone else can report on this.
A friend had some samples of the new round, in the 50 round boxes apparently initially intended for police sales, which is how I came by it. I don't know if it's readily available in stores yet, but it's supposedly to be marketed to civilians in twenty round boxes.
