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drail · August 11, 2012, 09:34 PM

Yes I have used those loads (and/or duplicated them using those bullets with my own handloads and they work very well in my 1987 Bulldog Pug. My sights have never required any adjustments in over 20 years of experimenting with different loads (umless you're going to shoot targets at over 25 yards) and there is no good reason to push these guns with heavy bullet weights or pressures. The wadcutter load was VERY surprising in terms of recoil - that sucker kicks out of a Bulldog and makes big holes. The 200 gr. Speer Gold Dot is absolutely the best bullet ever made for that gun. It will expand reliably at 840 fps every time I have tested it. Any differences in point of impact are easily dealt with by simply aiming slightly higher or lower. I would not bother filing the front sight to compensate. Just aim for the belly buton. I definitely agree with choosing fixed sights on a gun like this.

August 11, 2012, 09:34 PM	#2
drail Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2008 Posts: 3,150	Yes I have used those loads (and/or duplicated them using those bullets with my own handloads and they work very well in my 1987 Bulldog Pug. My sights have never required any adjustments in over 20 years of experimenting with different loads (umless you're going to shoot targets at over 25 yards) and there is no good reason to push these guns with heavy bullet weights or pressures. The wadcutter load was VERY surprising in terms of recoil - that sucker kicks out of a Bulldog and makes big holes. The 200 gr. Speer Gold Dot is absolutely the best bullet ever made for that gun. It will expand reliably at 840 fps every time I have tested it. Any differences in point of impact are easily dealt with by simply aiming slightly higher or lower. I would not bother filing the front sight to compensate. Just aim for the belly buton. I definitely agree with choosing fixed sights on a gun like this. Last edited by drail; August 11, 2012 at 09:42 PM.