.38 Special

9x29mmR, or .38 Smith & Wesson Special was definitive service revolver round for a good chunk of 20th Century. Originally developed for black powder loads, it is a very low-pressure cartridge and thus usually propels bullets with relatively low speed. By 21th Century standards, .38 Special is still good for target shooting and self-defense.

Any .357 revolver may load .38 Special, but not vice versa.

American Ammunition

 * M41: WW2 standard service FMJ round.
 * MP-74: Tracer bullet designed for US Navy use.
 * LSWCHP: 158-grain hollow-point load used by FBI.
 * Super Police: Heavy 200-grain bullet.
 * Corbon: 147-grain FMJ load.
 * Super-X: Metal-piercing ammo by Winchester, from 1930s.
 * Mohaupt: Experimental 1950s-era metal piercing load with brass outer body and steel core.
 * KTW: Metal-piercing round designed to defeat barriers such as car doors.
 * Ultramag-B: Brass tubular projectile with good penetration.
 * Cyclone: Tubular airfoil bullet, capable to defeat soft armor and inflict heavy wounds.
 * Forsythe: Exterimental steel armor-piercing load from 1960s.
 * JAP: Ultralight hi-velocity aluminum projectile.
 * Thunderzap: Plastic round with very high velocity.
 * PPS: Aluminum semi-wadcutter with very high muzzle velocity.
 * Last Gasp: Poisonous bullet with cyanide-filled capsule inside.
 * Mercor: Poisonous bullet with mercury-filled capsule inside.
 * Penguin: Tear gas load for riot control.
 * Shortstop: "Semilethal" loading for close-range contacts.
 * Strike-3: Triplex load.

Other Ammunition

 * Norman HEIAP: South African-designed bullet with thin-walled tungsten-tantalum body, filled with PETN.
 * THV: French hi-velocity penetrator, designed to achieve good penetration, stopping power and accuracy while achieving a marked drop in recoil and in the "danger to surroundings outside the target"; i.e., a short range.