200 grain .38 Special?

[PJgunner]

Not sure which 200 gr. RN bullet we're talking about but my best guess would be the Lyman #358430. You can duplicate the ole Winchester and Remington heavy police load with that bullet by using 3.5 gr. of Unique. That's one of the bullets I cast and right this moment there are five of those bulleted load in the chambers of the S&W M60 that I carry. At the distance the load would be normally used, hitting a bit high wouldn't hurt anything but the bad guy.
That was one of the loads I used to make up when I was loading ammo on a commercial basis. A deputy sheriff liked the old police load for his back up gun so I made him up 100 rounds. He was happier than a hog in mud. I've cast up some of those bullets as gifts to friends and they're always asking for more.
The Brits dropped the .455 Webley in favor of what they called the .38/200, the ols .38 S&W (not the .38 Spl.) with a 200 gr. bullet. They felt it was a fine manstopper. Me? I'd have stayed with the .455 if I had a choice. The load I gave should hit pretty close to point of aim. It does for me in my snubbies.
Paul B.