[texastaurusguy]

This month's issue of Handguns that has articles solely written by Mas Ayoob shows a new "New York" 38 special load that is supposed to be as good as it gets for that caliber. Essentially, it's manufactured by Speer and it's a 135 (yes, 1-3-5) grain +P with some kind of super expanding hollowpoint. It's apparently designed mostly for snubs but it's going over very well in the law enforcement community.

 

[texastaurusguy]

Anything that is fragmented is going to have poor penetration. Period. Stay away from these rounds and stick with some of the ones mentioned above used by LE.

I think that might be too much of a blanket statement. There are situations where frangible rounds are worth considering. For example, if you live in an apartment, I'd seriously consider a Glazer or Magtech round, due to overpenetration. Also, if you have children in the house, it's worth considering. You own the bullet once you pull the trigger, until it comes to a complete stop. Firing at a bad guy is one thing, but what if your first shot misses? What if you get into some kind of shootout? I'm just saying that in certain scenarios, this type of ammo could solve the problem of overpenetration. They shouldn't be discounted completely.