Then a round of Federal Premium .38 Special High Velocity 147 grain Hydra Shok JHP (P38HS2G).

It penetrated 4 jugs and expanded as designed.

And finally, the round that everyone in-the-know says is the best of the best for short barreled .38 Specials, the Speer Gold Dot, .38 SPL +P 135 gr. GDHP.

Sure enough, it expanded as designed and penetrated 4 jugs.

These are the three .38 Special rounds lined up.

How about 9mm little guns?

First a Glock 26 with Winchester Ranger SXT 127 gr. JHPs.

(A pretty neat action pic, by Tman.)

This pistol kind of stretches the "little gun" concept, as it is shorter than a full sized pistol, but it is still thick and heavy.