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Doug.38PR · February 1, 2006, 10:21 PM

Chic Gaylord in his book suggests that a 200 grain .38 special bullet loaded with enough powder to produce a velocity between 1000 to 1200 feet per second would be an effective round against car and criminal.

Now, taking into account the fact that he was refering to a blunt round nose bullet that can be considered dated info. HOWEVER, if such a bullet could be molded into a Hollow Point I would think that would be an extremely effective round! And even suggests that this could be handled in a medium frame old Official Police .38 revolver or, by modern standards, even a .38 S&W Model 10 or 15 K frame with a heavy barrel I would think.

What do y'all think?

February 1, 2006, 10:21 PM	#1
Doug.38PR Junior member Join Date: January 18, 2005 Posts: 3,298	.38 special 200 grain bullet 1000-1200 ft per second Chic Gaylord in his book suggests that a 200 grain .38 special bullet loaded with enough powder to produce a velocity between 1000 to 1200 feet per second would be an effective round against car and criminal. Now, taking into account the fact that he was refering to a blunt round nose bullet that can be considered dated info. HOWEVER, if such a bullet could be molded into a Hollow Point I would think that would be an extremely effective round! And even suggests that this could be handled in a medium frame old Official Police .38 revolver or, by modern standards, even a .38 S&W Model 10 or 15 K frame with a heavy barrel I would think. What do y'all think? Last edited by Doug.38PR; February 1, 2006 at 11:12 PM.