Description
Sellier & Bellot’s .38 Special 158-grain Lead Round Nose load is a straightforward practice and training round built around one of the most enduring revolver cartridges in American shooting. The 158-grain projectile sits at the heavier end of what .38 Special typically offers, and that extra mass translates into a softer, more gradual pressure curve — which means less perceived snap and a recoil impulse that is easier to track back onto target during extended range sessions. For shooters working on fundamentals with a .38 Special revolver, that predictable behavior makes it a practical choice for repetition-heavy practice.
The lead round nose profile feeds smoothly through the cylinder and exits cleanly, with no jacketed material to accelerate barrel wear under routine volume shooting. Brass casings reload readily for those who collect range brass, and Sellier & Bellot’s manufacturing consistency — the company has been producing centerfire ammunition since the nineteenth century — means charge weights and velocities are held to tight tolerances across the box. Each box contains 50 rounds. This is range ammunition, not a defensive load, and it performs exactly as that role demands: consistent, clean-shooting, and priced to allow the kind of volume that actually builds skill.







