Snubby load?

Any standard pressure .38 will do fine in a Chief's Special. In fact, it will hold up fine with limited use of +P.
 
Federal has the Nyclad in the 125gr. Believe it was referred as the "Chief Special" and had a decent street record before the short barrel Gold Dots showed up.

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I was once advised to shoot148g Full wadcutters exclusively for self defense loads.
I just want the most F/P with standard .38 pressures.
Thanks guys!
ZVP
 
Bottom line, placement is key. If you do your part, the Wally-World 138gr ball load or 148gr wadcutter will do the job. Don't let a fancy (and expensive) bullet become a substitute for practice! Those small carry guns should be the ones you practice with the most!!
 
Shep is right, practice is extremely important, if you can't hit your target no bullet will work well.
 
Despite the ignorant hype about snubs being accurate only at 'bad breath' distances, they are capable of amazing accuracy at extended ranges if the shooter is willing to do his part and master the thing! That takes shooting, real practice (not just blazing away) and lots of it!

Even snubbies have sights; use them!
 
I was once advised to shoot148g Full wadcutters exclusively for self defense loads.
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Very bad advice, unless you are attacked by sheets of paper. A soft lead slug traveling anywhere from 650-700 fps are only going to make someone angry. I saw lots of inner city folks and a few cops shot with them. One memorable one, was a friend shot in the pelvis, bullet hit his pelvis and stopped dead, he shot the BG 6 times with his 357, sat down reloaded and waited for the cavalry.
 
^ Disagree. Buffalo Bore makes a few standard pressure "Anti-Personnel" hard cast wad cutters. The max meplat and fantastic/incredible penetration will work real good. The .38 Special round will shoot through 24" of ballistic gelatin and the hard cast bullet will punch through the target.
Standard Pressure Short Barrel Low Flash Heavy .38 Special Ammo - 150 gr. Hard Cast Wad Cutter (850fps/M.E. 241 ft. lbs.)
https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=111
Better choice than the soft cast 158 grain SWC.
 
Federal 110 grain Hydra-Shok, I have some of the first one's the made, looks like a reversed hollow base wad cutter with a post in the middle. I keep these in my Taurus 85.
 
I was once advised to shoot148g Full wadcutters exclusively for self defense loads.
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I've never been real good at getting full wadcutters into the cylinders in a hurry - ie - quick reload.
 
148-gr. hard-cast wadcutters are fantastic loads with excellent penetration, including through bone. No expansion to speak of, but the wound channel is consistent, and the cutting action of the sharp meplat seems to work well.
 
Thankyou All again!
Yes,reloading full W/C's is tough.
I always shoot the Chief every session I want it asfamilliar in the hand as my S/A' are! The little Chief is becoming
second nature
A former owner bobbed the hammer and I love S/A!
I need lots of practice for sure...
Thanks!
ZVP
 
I have a S&W model 36 w/a 1.875" barrel, the sights are regulated for heavier bullets. I load 148gr LWC and 158gr LSWC for about $6/50rnds.
The ability to practice with the same load I carry makes sense to me.
 
^ Disagree. Buffalo Bore makes a few standard pressure "Anti-Personnel" hard cast wad cutters. The max meplat and fantastic/incredible penetration will work real good. The .38 Special round will shoot through 24" of ballistic gelatin and the hard cast bullet will punch through the target.
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148-gr. hard-cast wadcutters are fantastic loads with excellent penetration, including through bone. No expansion to speak of, but the wound channel is consistent, and the cutting action of the sharp meplat seems to work well.
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That's not what I observed in living breathing people, but whatever floats your boat.
 
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