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July 24th, 2020, 06:26 PM #1
38 Special Personal Defense Ammo
What 38 Special ammo are you using for personal defense, mostly home defense/nightstand gun? Brand? Standard pressure, +P? Hollow point or semi-wadcutter, or semi-wadcutter hollow point? Grain weight? Give me you reasons why you use what you do. Thanks.
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July 24th, 2020, 06:29 PM #2Grand Member
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Re: 38 Special Personal Defense Ammo
Hornady xtp, although the Lehigh Defense has me intrigued
I have no data on the hornady, just read good things, and the hornady ammo I've used in the past has been flawless.
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July 24th, 2020, 06:33 PM #3Grand Member
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Re: 38 Special Personal Defense Ammo
Critical Defense 38spl,DO NOT use the Remington 125 gr defense,wife experienced squib load a few years back !,See SQUIB LOAD In Archives posted by me .
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July 24th, 2020, 06:42 PM #4
Re: 38 Special Personal Defense Ammo
Don't think there's a hell of a lot of difference in the major 125gr HPs. I still believe in Glaser Safety Slugs.
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July 24th, 2020, 07:08 PM #5
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I trust Hornsby critical defense and critical duty.
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July 24th, 2020, 07:26 PM #6
Re: 38 Special Personal Defense Ammo
38 special +p 125 grain Hornady XTP. Well mainly because we reloaded them by accident. Fucking guys cant read a work order.
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July 24th, 2020, 07:39 PM #7
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It's what they had at Wally WorldLast edited by WoollyPullover; July 24th, 2020 at 09:26 PM.
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July 24th, 2020, 07:56 PM #8
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Speer Gold Dot 135 grain +P Short Barrel.
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July 24th, 2020, 09:15 PM #9Member
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Re: 38 Special Personal Defense Ammo
Federal 130 gr HST.
Here is a link with good information.
https://www.luckygunner.com/labs/rev...llistics-test/
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July 24th, 2020, 09:15 PM #10
Re: 38 Special Personal Defense Ammo
158 gr SWCHP, +P FBI load.
Proven load that I can duplicate reloading.
Have also carried full WC loads.
Interesting read: https://www.grantcunningham.com/2011...rge-wadcutter/
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...oad-quot/page9Last edited by cephas; July 24th, 2020 at 09:20 PM.
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