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38 Special +P Stopping Power, all bullet weights
BrandBulletShootingsOne Shot StopsPercentDiameterPenetrationNotes
Remington125 gr GS10880%0.68"12.4"4" revolver
Remington125 gr 20615776%0.66"13.5"4" revolver
Federal158 gr LHP40130576%0.63"12.9"4" revolver
Federal125 gr 26419072%0.6"12.7"4" revolver
Winchester110 gr ST1429869%0.65"12.7"4" revolver
Remington158 gr LHP17311969%0.64"12.9"4" revolver
Federal129 gr HS865867%0.61"10.7"4" revolver
CCI125 gr JHP936267%0.64"11.8"4" revolver
Federal158 gr LHP16010767%0.52"11.2"2" revolver
Remington125 gr JHP1268467%0.56"10.9"2" revolver
Winchester158 gr LHP1459767%0.51"11.6"2" revolver
Remington95 gr JHP16711066%0.56"13.1"4" revolver
Remington158 gr LHP1117465%0.52"11.5"2" revolver
Remington125 gr GS11764%0.58"10.3"2" revolver
CCI125 gr 724664%0.44"11.2"2" revolver
Winchester125 gr 754763%0.51"8.6"2" revolver
Federal125 gr Nyclad322063%0.59"9.8"2" revolver
Federal125 gr 1459456%0.49"11.7"2" revolver
Federal158 gr SWC39319449%0.36"15.1"4" revolver
Federal158 gr SWC26112949%0.36"14.5"2" revolver


BT = Black Talon GS = Golden Saber GD = Gold Dot
HS = Hydra Shok ST = Silvertip LRN = Lead Round Nose
SWC = Semi Wadcutter JHP = Jacketed Hollow Point FMJ = Full Metal Jacket

Diameter and Penetration are the average from bullets recovered in actual shootings. All data taken from Evan Marshall and Ed Sanow's book: Stopping Power: A Practical Analysis of the Latest Handgun Ammunition and used with permission from the author.
 


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