38 Special – 130 Gr FMJ – PPU (PPH38SF) – 500 Rounds

PPU 38 Special ammo is a favorite for revolver shooters who want dependable brass-cased practice ammunition at a reasonable cost per round. This listing is PPU (Prvi Partizan) Handgun Line 38 Special 130 grain Full Metal Jacket ammo, MPN PPH38SF, sold as a 500 round case for range practice, qualification, and keeping a revolver fed.

The 130 grain FMJ bullet is a classic target and training design. The copper jacket covers the nose so it feeds and cycles cleanly, leaves less lead fouling in the barrel than bare lead bullets, and punches clean holes in paper. PPU lists this load at 1,017 fps with 298 ft-lbs of muzzle energy, a standard pressure velocity that keeps recoil mild in lightweight carry revolvers while still running reliably in lever action carbines chambered in 38 Special. Because it is a non-expanding bullet, it is best suited to practice, plinking, and steel or paper targets rather than self defense or hunting.

This ammunition fits revolvers and rifles chambered in 38 Special, such as the Smith and Wesson Model 10 and J-frame, Ruger LCR and GP100, Colt Python, and Taurus 856, along with 38 Special and 357 Magnum lever guns. A common question is whether 38 Special can be fired in a 357 Magnum revolver. It can: the 357 Magnum chamber is slightly longer and accepts 38 Special safely, and many shooters practice with 38 Special because it is softer shooting and cheaper. The reverse is not true, so never fire 357 Magnum in a gun marked only 38 Special. This is standard pressure ammunition, not +P, so it is appropriate for older revolvers in good condition.

PPU PPH38SF is new production ammunition, not reloads, made in Serbia by Prvi Partizan, one of the oldest ammunition makers in the world. Each cartridge uses a brass case with a boxer primer and is non-corrosive, and the boxer primed brass is reloadable for handloaders who save their range brass. Buying by the case also keeps you on one production lot, so point of impact and velocity stay consistent from box to box. This case comes in factory packaging as 10 boxes of 50 rounds for a total of 500 rounds of 38 Special 130 grain FMJ.