The Hornady swaged and coated soft lead bullets are excellent for light 38spl loads. I liked W231 for those loads. During the last shortage I tried 700X as a substitute, and could see no diffence in accuracy or recoil. Trail Boss works well too. The Speer cold swaged bullets are also good for light loads, and can be safely pushed to greater speed if desired. Remington makes swaged coated bullets for bulk purchase too, but Ive not tried them.
The books caution for serious care with jacketed bullets 38spl. Ive not used them for this cartridge in handloads.
