VERN HUMPHREY wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON:

RJT>VH> we had some kids from Church over here day before yesterday and
RJT>VH> they ran me ragged. :-)

RJT>Yep,  they do tend to do that.

RJT>OOTC:  Got any comments to offer WRT bullet weights?  I wasn't
RJT>seeing anyth
RJT>besides the 147gr stuff a couple of years ago,  and now I'm seeing
RJT>2-3 ligh
RJT>sizes,  but don't see the point of it.

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

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

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