Due to customer demand, we've developed this defensive .38 SPL ammo. Our customers wanted some devastating .38 SPL loads that would fill the following criteria:
- It won't hurt older/fragile/alloy revolvers. (Non +P)
- Is effective as a "fight stopper" through the use of proper bullets.
- Is more powerful than typical/standard, weak .38 SPL ammo.
- Generates much less recoil than our +P .38 SPL ammo.
- Is flash suppressed.
Buffalo Bore is introducing these three different heavy, yet standard pressure loadings for .38 SPL. These offerings are loaded at standard pressure, but they are much more powerful than normal .38 SPL ammo. These loads will not harm older, more fragile revolvers. So, these loads are safe for use in ANY .38 SPL revolver, provided it is in normal working condition.
As stated above, the "POWER" level of these loads is really closer to a typical +P power level, but the pressure is standard. We are able to develop these powerful standard pressure loads with modern non-canister powders. Again, these loads recoil far less than our +P .38 SPL ammo.
All three of these loads are flash suppressed, so firing them in the dark won't blind you. We use flash suppressed powder in our defensive ammo, in the loadings we can, because over 90% of all civilian shootings in America occur in low light when the criminal element is at work. We don't want you blinded by your own gunfire after the first shot.
Item 20C utilizes the same 158gr. very soft lead cast, SWC-HC gas checked bullet we load in our +P .38 SPL ammo. It is designed to expand and then penetrate quite deep (approximately 14 inches in human tissue). This bullet is gas checked and will NOT lead your barrel.
Note from the owner of Buffalo Bore: "Note the below velocities that are recorded out of my personal revolvers — NOT TEST BARRELS!"
- 854 fps (256 ft. lbs.) — S&W mod. 60, 2-inch barrel
- 871 fps (266 ft. lbs.) — S&W mod. 66, 2.5-inch barrel
- 930 fps (303 ft. lbs.) — Ruger SP101, 3-inch barrel
- 979 fps (336 ft. lbs.) — S&W Mt. Gun, 4-inch barrel
