In the days before the .38 Special became popular, so I'm told,
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The wounds that I saw on real people were shallow and the soft lead did not deform.
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gunshot wounds from 38 S&W, 32 Long Colt were described this way. 32 acps & .380s & 9mm GSWs were described differently because those bullets were mostly round nose jacketed bullets yeilding excellent penetration on people.
If I were packing a .38 Special and was limited to standard pressures, then it would be a very hard
cast 158 or 148 semi-wadcutter. Hitting your target is number 1. But without penetration whats the use? Cover those two bases first, then we will talk about magic bullets.