.455_Hunter
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I have a 60’s vintage Colt Police Positive Special (4”) in .38 Special that currently serves as our bedside gun. From what I understand, +P use is discourage in these older D-frame Colts, so I stick to standard pressure loads. When it is being use for “inside” home defense, I have it loaded with some older production Winchester 110 gr. Silvertips (w/ the aluminum jacket, not the nickel plated copper current production). When it is being used for “outside” defense (hiking or jeeping), it is loaded with Winchester 158 gr. Lead SWCs. My question is whether I should look at getting some new “inside” loads, either the current style 110 gr. Silvertips JHPs, Federal’s 110 gr. Hydra-Shok Premium Personal Defense JHPs, or Remington’s 110 gr. JHPs. I saw some of the Federal loads at Sportsman’s Warehouse today and they look very good, with a large tip opening and a short center post that should alleviate some of the expansion problems of older Hydra-Shok designs. I know that there has been much discussion about non + P loads for older 2” snubs, but not a lot for 4” duty guns. What do you folks think?