Lowest powered 38 speacial ammo

[Woodsman]

Hi everyone, Im sure this has been asked before. But Ive got a new 686, And was wondering, whats the least powered 38 special ammo out there, by the big manufacturers, that would be great for plinking with low recoil, from a 2 1/2 barrel 686 ? And is it true, the lighter the bullet, the less the recoil ? Thanks everyone.

[Hunter]

Any 130 G. FMJ will feel like a .22, well almost like a .22 coming out of a 686. You can shoot them all day long and not feel it at all. Federal, Winchester and a bunch of others make them.

As far as felt recoil, there are a lot of factors, bullet weight, powder charge, barrel length and the person shooting it.

[azmick]

I have never shot any of those Dom, are they even less recoil than a midrange wad cutter?

[Forester]

I would think target wadcutters would be the lightest recoiling.

[bobw]

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[Hunter]

I have never shot any of those Dom, are they even less recoil than a midrange wad cutter?

Mick, they are pretty tame, I have only shot 148 g. WC to compare and I don't feel much of a difference, again IMO it is all subject to the shooter, load and gun.

[Woodsman]

Thanks all, guess ill be picking up some wad cutters. Spottydogg, are 38s really that much now ? 38 bucks for 50. Wow, how times have changed. Thanks again everyone.

[m58]

The 148 grain wadcutters are probably the lowest recoiling .38 special that you will find. I shoot my 4 " 686 with them in pistol matches and the recoil is barely noticeable. Wadcutter ammo has gotten expensive if you buy them by the box. I bought a case (1,000 rounds) for $138. a couple of months ago from Zero ammo company. To get that price I had to ship them 1,000 pieces of used .38 brass. It's good ammo, I've been shooting it for years without any problems.
Id post a link to their web-site but my home computer is in the shop and this one from work won't allow me to acess the site. Goggle is your friend.

[tpd223]

Like everyone said so far, wadcutters.

I do recall buying some 125gr SWCs from Ultramax that were very low recoil as well.

[bobw]

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