What is your favorite snubby load?

[2damnold4this]

In 38 Special or +p 38 special, what is your favorite snubby load?

 

[.40cal]

Currently I am carrying Federal's Premium Personal Defense 110gr hydra shok (non + P)

The Speer Gold Dot short barrel load 135gr +P has gotten really good reviews and is probably the best out there for a snub but I havent tried it yet. I have hear alot of folks recomending this stuff.

Hope this helps!

 

[swelfelo]

110gr corbon hollowpoint

In a S&W 640, this is an easy to shoot load that has sufficient knockdown power.

 

[nate45]

Speer Gold Dot .38 Special 135 grain +P Short Barrel. It penetrates and expands well enough.

 

[excelerater]

Critial Defence 110g+P

 

[Doug Bowser]

Hollow based wadcutter loaded backwards with 3 gr Bullseye.

Doug

 

[Deaf Smith]

In a mid-sized .357 snub I prefer Buffalo Bore 158gr LSWHP .38s.

My Speed Six gets 1100 fps with that load. I chroned it myself.

For 2 inch J .38s I prefer Cor-Bon 158gr LSWHP .38s as Buffalo Bore's kick way to much in those little guns.

Deaf

 

[Dfariswheel]

I still prefer the +P 158 grain, lead semi-wadcutter, hollow point.
This is the round that ended the police complaints about failures to stop with the .38 Special.

It was variously known in different locations as the FBI, "Federal", Chicago, LAPD, St Louis, New Orleans, etc load.
The street cops called it the ".38 SPLAT" for the sound it supposedly made when it hit.
It's still one of the most effective loads in .38 Special, and one of the cheapest.

 

[ozarkrecluse]

+1 for Buffalo Bore.

 

[smee78]

Speer Gold Dot .38 Special 135 grain +P Short Barrel

 

[lee n. field]

In 38 Special or +p 38 special, what is your favorite snubby load?

3.7 grains Bullseye, 158 grain cast lead SWC. Shoots to point of aim in my snub.

Hollow based wadcutter loaded backwards with 3 gr Bullseye.

Now that sounds like something interesting to try.

 

[DetSpec]

Buffalo Bore - .38 Standard Pressure 150gr. Hardcast Wadcutters.

 

[HighValleyRanch]

How's bout big bore snubbies?

 

[lefteye]

Hollow based wadcutter loaded backwards with 3 gr Bullseye.

The bullet, not the cartridge - right?





Sorry, couldn't help it.

 

[zxcvbob]

I don't carry a snubby, but a 158 grain SWCHP bullet (Magnus Bullets #515) with 4.5 grains of either American Select or Universal Clays powder. That's what I use in a 4", but it ought to work OK in a 2" too.

 

[Edward429451]

158 SWC with 4.0 gr WW-231. This load is awesome!

 

[Stephanie B]

I have the .38 +P FBI load (which others have described) in mine. But in my speedloaders, I have +P Hydrashocks, for the idea of having exposed lead cartridges rattling around in my pocket or purse kind of bothers me.

 

[jglsprings]

How's bout big bore snubbies?

Federal Champion 44 Special 200gr Semi Wadcutter Hollow Point 20

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&biw=1920&bih=886&gs_upl=2506l3285l0l3789l6l5l0l0l0l3l179l814l0.5l5l0&q=federal+44+special&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=17397877595583411987&sa=X&ei=WLkFT-SOLcbc2gXP24S5Ag&ved=0CFYQ8wIwAA

And for my 38 special...

Winchester 4385 SupX 38 Spl+p 158gr LD HP WDCT/50

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&biw=1920&bih=886&gs_upl=11408l12353l0l12998l7l7l0l0l0l3l212l898l3.3.1l7l0&q=38+special+158+hp&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=14278008548671803696&sa=X&ei=MroFT9SPKsGC2AXRiMCWAg&ved=0CF8Q8wIwAA

 

[jglsprings]

oh and by the way...

Federal Champion Pistol Ammo, 45 Colt 225gr Swhp 20bx

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS239&q=federal+45+colt+hp&gs_upl=3271l11738l0l12106l18l17l0l1l0l0l293l3036l3.4.9l16l0&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=5057243158241394280&sa=X&ei=b8QFT5CDH6yKsAKM8IWRCg&ved=0CFQQ8wIwAA

I shoot these out of my Mountain Gun. Not technically a snubby but highly recommended.

 

[drail]

.44 Spl. - 200 gr. Speer Gold Dot, or 215 gr. SWC (hard cast) handload. (in S&W 696 & Charter Bulldog Pug) Both clock in at 850 FPS.