I sold a bunch of this ammo to police departments back in the late 80's and early 90's. I figure if it is good enough for them then it is good enough for me. The funny thing was they shot most of it in 357 magnum's. The load was a little stiffer than a 38 without the recoil of a 357, or at least that is what they thought. That was right before and during the early stages of when the departments were going semi-auto 9mm stupid. Tom.