C8>LK(> DA> grains, I thought it was ridiculous.  But then I looked in
C8>LK(> DA> a 1970-something Shooters Bible and saw that there really
C8>LK(> DA> was a 200 grain factory loaded .38 special cartridge at one
C8>LK(> DA> time.
C8>I would like to see some loading data on this.  It actually sounds kind
C8>of interesting.  I tend to go for lighter charges with heavier bullets.
Vihta Vouri has loading data to 180gr for the .38spl, but I remember 
several years ago seeing an article in a gun rag about heavy bullets with
the .38spl.  The author was going up to 200gr, as I recall the velocities
were around 600-700 fps as a maximum.
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