.38 special and +p rounds

Whad'ya mean? Which ammo manufacturers (if so, in what gun?) or which gun manufacturers?

And stay away from for what reason? Safety or something else?
 
I'm sorry. I phrased the question poorly. What ammo manufacturers do I want to avoid for my S&W 642, .38 special +P? Which ammo manufacturers are okay and which ones work the best with the 642?
In other words.......Which company produces CRAP AMMO!!!
 
.38 special and +p rounds
With today's S&W model changing to magnums and use of newer materials. I would say that a ".38 special and +p rounds" is a .357 Magnum.
 
You pay your money and take your choice.

All the major domestic ammo makers, and most of the foreign brands, are reliable and decently accurate. My personal choice (158 gr. LSWCHP +P) suits me fine, and I'll happily bet my life on it, in my snubs. You may settle on something else, and God bless.

But I --and my associates-- totally agree with MillCreek: The only one I'd tell friends to avoid at any cost is the A-MERC brand. Don't even pick up the brass for reloading. It's more trouble than it's worth.

Best,
Johnny
 
I don't understand the CorBon bashing

In my experience, they do their homework, use quality components and put out some very stout ammo.
 
I didn't intend my remark to "bash" corbon. In my experience, they are loaded so hot, they ought to be called 38pl+p+p+. The first Plus p rounds I ever tried were corbons, and they almost ripped my hand off. They compare more with 357 loads than plus p's. No offense intended. :o
 
The people at Corbon feel that over pressure rounds will some how compensate for poor markmanship. It's not about power,it's about hits. Choose the round the gun is most accurate with.
 
Also not trying to bash Cor-Bon, but regarding the 38+P, a few years ago I spoke with a fellow at Cor-Bon who said that their .38 Spcial +P was loaded to around 27 or 28,000 psi. Now I don't know if things are still that way, but 28,000 psi is way over +P. Maybe they called it plus P plus but I don't think so. Anyway, I was interested in loads for a J-frame and decided that was a bit much...really a lite .357. I wouldn't use it in an aluminum frame but YMMV. Cor-Bon is sometimes loaded a little hotter than I want in some cases and in others it's just fine. Just helps to know what you're shooting.
 
Another brand to avoid is Blazer. I had a couple of boxes over the years with no powder loaded or 30 dud rounds out of 100. Cases can't be used for reloading also.
 
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