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Just showing how powerful a .38 special actually is by using Buffalo Bore 158 gr LSWCHP .38 Special+P ammunition(FBI Load). This load is the perfect solution looking for a problem. By the time this load was a thing, the .357 magnum was already invented. Before y'all come at me telling me that a 9mm+P+ is more powerful than this load, let me remind you that the 9x19 +P+ is not an officially designated cartridge by SAAMI (Sporting Arms and Ammunition Institute). Loads labeled +P+ or Magnum+P are not official cartridges and dangerously over-pressured. A single + such as 9mm+P, .38 special+P, .45 ACP+P and so on are indeed official cartridges, which the Buffalo Bore LSWCHP .38 spl+P is one of. In short, with official loadings of cartridges, this .38 special load is more powerful than any 9mm out there. Buffalo Bore's statement on why this is a good choice for .357 magnum snubby revolvers: The tactical reload: Short (2 to 2.5 inch) barreled revolvers have short ejectors. Those short ejectors typically used on 2-inch to 2.5-inch barreled revolvers are not long enough to fully eject 357 Magnum brass. So if you are forced into a situation where you need to reload your weapon under fire, you will find yourself picking your fired/empty 357 brass out of the cylinder one at a time - this is very bad. On the other hand, 38SPL brass is shorter than 357 brass and those short ejectors will often fully eject 38SPL brass. We have experimented a great deal with short barreled revolvers and have found that 38SPL brass normally offers an advantage if you need to reload your "snub nose" revolver, in a hurry.
