Some of my first handloads ever, were using the Speer Swaged SWC (158) over 4.0 231 powder. I loaded a helluva lot of that stuff, it was safe in my honkin' heavy M28 Smith, and my buddy's little 36 square butt snubby.
One day, just for fun, we shot at some "beverage cans" at 100 yards. After two shots with his snubby, I hit the next three shots. Pete was agog at that. I don't think he ever trusted that thing again. He didn't shoot it nearly as well as I was doing with it. The .38 Special certainly IS special, even the little Rossi 3" snubby I have now. I've hit prairie dogs with it at 45 yards, which is pretty good for a cheap little roscoe.
