True it is the same ballistics as the old 38acp, 1050 fps. The power factor is about 140. Some people do not like the 125pf because it doesn't "snap" the slide. I use a 12lb recoil spring and 18lb mainspring in my guns and it operates the slide smoothly. Too much spring and it jumps around alot especially when it returns to battery. Too little spring and you'll beat the gun up,(not as bad as with the full load stuff)but it will get beat. With a new spring my shell eject about 4ft. left and 2ft back. As the spring weakens the distance back gets greater, at that point I replace my recoil spring.
In fact I found a source for winchester yellow boxed 38 acp. The guy has 30 boxes and its 9.00 a box. In a lost brass match I'll sometimes shoot it in my 9x23's. Since the rim is a little larger the extracter works fine.
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: jm10mm on 2001-08-16 07:24 ]</font>