The Buffalo Bore Standard Pressure .38 Special 150-grain Hard Cast Wadcutter (Buffalo Bore part no. 20D20) is loaded to the pressures serious shooters expect from this small Montana company, not the watered-down velocities of mass-market factory ammo. This round is a standard-pressure loading built for controllable, all-day practice and carry use, built around a hard-cast lead wadcutter that cuts a full-diameter, straight-line channel instead of mushrooming, favoring deep penetration and low recoil. Buffalo Bore hand-inspects every batch and loads with quality brass cases and clean-burning powder to keep pressures consistent from box to box. It’s a strong choice for shooters who carry, hunt, or train with .38 Special and want a load that actually performs at the pressures printed on the box.

Key Specifications

• It’s chambered in .38 Special, so it runs in any firearm built for the standard factory cartridge.
• The 150-grain bullet weight sits toward the lighter end for the caliber, which shapes both recoil and penetration depth.
• The bullet is HC Wadcutter construction: it’s a hard-cast lead wadcutter that cuts a full-diameter, straight-line channel instead of mushrooming, favoring deep penetration and low recoil, and holds its shape and drives straight through rather than expanding.
• This is a standard-pressure loading built for controllable, all-day practice and carry use.
• Cases are brass, which reloaders can resize and reuse, and which feeds reliably in both revolvers and lever guns.
• It ships 20 rounds to a box, sized for range trips and practical carry rotation.
• A full case runs 12 boxes (240 rounds), the volume option for shooters who train or carry this load regularly.
• Buffalo Bore’s box price works out to about $1.63 per round, in line with other premium hard-use ammunition.
• Buffalo Bore loads and pressure-tests every batch in-house in Montana rather than outsourcing to a mass contract loader, which is why the velocities hold consistent box to box.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will the 150-grain HC Wadcutter bullet expand? No — it’s a hard-cast lead wadcutter that cuts a full-diameter, straight-line channel instead of mushrooming, favoring deep penetration and low recoil.

How many rounds come in a box, and can I order a full case? Each box holds 20 rounds, and Buffalo Bore packs 12 boxes to a case for anyone who shoots or carries this .38 Special load regularly.

What is this Standard Pressure loading built for? It’s a standard-pressure loading built for controllable, all-day practice and carry use.

Buy the Buffalo Bore Standard Pressure .38 Special 150gr HC Wadcutter

Buffalo Bore doesn’t cut corners on pressure or components, and this .38 Special HC Wadcutter load is proof — it’s built for shooters who stake their safety on their ammunition. Order it from our Buffalo Bore lineup at our Lubbock, Texas gun shop and it ships fast to your door, or browse the full handgun ammunition selection for more of what feeds your .38 Special.