Cheapshooter
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Can we agree that Federal Hydra-Shok is a pretty good "mainstream" .38 round? And that Underwood .380 is a well respected .380 +P round?
No, because any boutique ammo maker that uses the false +P moniker as advertising hype is not worth anyone's respect. They are either loading their ammo to the upper limits of SAAMI standards, and as such could legitimately be called "high performance" ammo. Or are loading the ammo in excess of SAAMI standards, and should be clearly marked as "Loaded to pressures exceeding safety standards set by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute"
But they would rather prey on people who don't realize they may be harming their gun with hot loaded ammo.
38 Special, 380 acp? "38...... 39, what ever it took"