38 Special certainly does seem to dominate among the top shooters I have seen. I am rigged up to shoot 38 Specials in both revolvers and a rifle and use them often. I am also rigged up with revolvers and rifles to compete with 44/40, 44 Rem Mag, 45 Colt, and 22 for the youngsters. I got the Uberti in 44/40 because my old M92 in 44/40 sometimes has a little problem feeding and I wanted to be able to use it in Wild Bunch matches. We have a match this weekend, and I will probably break out the 38 Specials.