Did you ever try these for reduced recoil? ".38 Special Short" New to me...I just turned them up in a search, but the couple of boxes of more conventional Magtech ammo I've shot worked fine, so I'm OK with the brand at least. I guess they used a short case to give more consistent ignition with a reduced charge. Now .38 Spl revolvers can have a carbon ring problem, too, just like their magnum cousins!Bucolic wrote: Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:54 pm Just a data point: my wife had a hard time with an LCR IN .38 Spl. It really aggravated her arthritic hand to the extent that she would not shoot it.
https://www.sportsmansguide.com/product ... s?a=357941
Seems like those would be good for practice (if you don't reload, which opens up huge worlds of low-recoil .38, down to the level of a .22LR if needed).*
Then there's the Federal reduced recoil 110 grain .38 carry ammo. Probably won't expand reliably, based on gel test I looked up, so a flat-point bullet like this might be just as effective
http://atomicammunition.com/ammunition/ ... owboy.html
Or the full wadcutter, which at least might be closer to shooting to the sights. I expect all the light bullets will shoot pretty low from a fixed-sight revolver, but at close range I guess it doesn't matter much.
*More details on my ultra-light .38 handloads:
viewtopic.php?p=644826#p644826
viewtopic.php?p=669618#p669618
viewtopic.php?p=669736#p669736
The 75 grain .38 wadcutters were purchased from Western Bullet. Matt's Bullets also sells them.