RJT> VH> In general, the mid-range light bullets are best in the 9mm/.38
RJT> VH> cartridges, somewhere around 115 to 125 grains -- although there
RJT> VH> are those who SAY (with what evidence, I don't know) that in .38
RJT> VH> Special snubbies, the "FBI load" (158 grain lead
hollowpoint) is
RJT> VH> best.

RJT>I don't see any easy way for me to test this out,  except by maybe brewing
RJT>batch of gel and having at it with different loads.  A bit more ambitious t
RJT>I think I wanna get at this point in time.  :-)

The most common test is in actual shootings.  While I don't have a lot
of faith in Marshall and Sanow, most police departments use the lighter
bullets, and many that went to the heavier bullets have switched back.
That ought to tell us something.
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