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shouldazagged · May 28, 2013, 07:52 PM

Buffalo Bore says their standard-pressure 158-grain LSWCHP is safe for any S&W revolver and tests at 880 fps from a two inch barrel, with a soft-lead projectile that expands well. They say the muzzle flash is reduced by the use of special powders. They don't say it's light-recoiling load, and I doubt that it is; but I carry a 640 so that's not a problem. I'm thinking of trying it, and some of the Speer Gold Dot 135-grain short-barrel load.

May 28, 2013, 07:52 PM	#6
shouldazagged Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 2013 Location: Louisville, KY, USA Posts: 273	Buffalo Bore says their standard-pressure 158-grain LSWCHP is safe for any S&W revolver and tests at 880 fps from a two inch barrel, with a soft-lead projectile that expands well. They say the muzzle flash is reduced by the use of special powders. They don't say it's light-recoiling load, and I doubt that it is; but I carry a 640 so that's not a problem. I'm thinking of trying it, and some of the Speer Gold Dot 135-grain short-barrel load. __________________ "Don't let macho be your epitaph." ---Ed Lovette