I load all of my defense rounds as well..............32ACP, .38Sp, & .357Mag. I load these for best accuracy, not necessarily best knockdown power. The .32ACP is actually on the hot side of the load chart - but that is what my little Beretta wants to feed dependably & shoot accurately. In the .38 & .357, I use about 80 to 85% loads of Red Dot & Win 231 respectively.

Many argue about the danger about handloads for defense, but the way I see it........any of the worthless, smarta** lawyers that want to push the issue, will do so - whether you handloaded a " killer" round and went to a store to specifically buy a factory " killer" round. The bottom line for defense is to make sure it is a " righteous" shoot (legal according to the laws of your state) and kill the target, do not wound...............you' ll save a lot of legal headaches & money this way.