The new Buffalo Bore Heavy .38 SPL +P ammo will maximize the effectiveness of your .38 SPL revolver. The powders are flash-suppressed so as not to hinder your vision should you be required to drop the hammer in low light.
Item 20A/20 is the terrific SOFT lead semi-wadcutter hollow cavity bullet; however, we've added a gas check to stop the leading that this load typically causes with other manufacturers' versions of this bullet.
Item 20B/20 uses the low velocity (LV) Jacketed Hollow Point bullet that is designed to expand at as little as 800 fps, so you will get the expansion out of very short barrels.
Whether you prefer the very soft semi-wadcutter lead bullet or a very soft JHC (jacketed hollow cavity), these HVY .38 SPL +P loads will turbo-charge your .38 SPL revolver.
The tactical reload:
Short (2 to 2.5-inch) barreled revolvers have short ejectors. Those short ejectors typically used on 2-inch to 2.5-inch barreled revolvers are not long enough to fully eject .357 Magnum brass. So if you are forced into a situation where you need to reload your weapon under fire, you will find yourself picking your fired/empty .357 brass out of the cylinder one at a time — this is very bad.
On the other hand, .38 SPL brass is shorter than .357 brass, and those short ejectors will often fully eject .38 SPL brass. We have experimented a great deal with short-barreled revolvers and have found that .38 SPL brass normally offers an advantage if you need to reload your "snub nose" revolver in a hurry.
Check out the velocities below that I fired from my personal revolvers. We believe that real-world, stock, "over-the-counter" guns give real-world results, so we don't advertise velocities that are fired from long test barrels.
These .38 SPL +P loads are generating low-end .357 Magnum ballistics. If you have an older or more fragile .38 SPL, or if you are recoil sensitive, consider using our HVY Standard Pressure .38 SPL ammunition. It is safe to be fired in any .38 SPL revolver, and it still packs much more punch than ordinary .38 SPL ammo.
Item 20A: 158gr., very soft cast, semi-wad cutter (Keith) hollow cavity, with a gas check. This bullet will mushroom violently on impact and will penetrate roughly 14 inches in human flesh. Again, this bullet is gas-checked and will not lead your barrel.
- 1,040 fps (379 ft. lbs.) — S&W mod. 60, 2-inch
- 1,059 fps (393 ft. lbs.) — S&W mod. 66, 2.5-inch
- 1,143 fps (458 ft. lbs.) — Ruger SP101, 3-inch
- 1,162 fps (474 ft. lbs.) — S&W Mt. Gun, 4-inch
