A little information on for the members who may want to shoot their snubbies and are curious about their ballistics from our staffer Edgar Murphy.
He chronographed the following factory load information. He will be re-working the material for a pending column in the detective GATzette.
CHARTER ARMS BULLDOG 1 13/16″ BARREL MAGNAPORTED
44sp 200gr wadcutter Buffalo Bore
Anti-personnel.
868fps/334fpe
44sp 200gr Cowboy Action HSM
689fps/210fpe
44sp 246gr RNL Remington
582fps/185fpe
COLT DETECTIVE SPECIAL 2″ BARREL
38sp 200gr RNL Super Police
Western Lubaloy.
689fps/210fpe
38sp 150gr wadcutter
Buffalo Bore
868fps/251fpe
38sp 148gr wadcutter
Remington
709fps/165fpe
SMITH & WESSON TERRIER 2″ BARREL
38/200 200gr
Steinel
476fps/100fpe
38 S&W 146gr
Remington
533fps/92fpe
38 S&W 125gr
Buffalo Bore
874fps/212fpe