38 cal. wad cutters were used by many police officers in the days before auto pistols came about. It was a common round for self defense. I believe I saw on a video by Massad Ayoob, where he also stated that is was a good round for a .38.
I don;t know anything about the velocities for a Rugar...
Thanks for taking the time to post.
Billybob44 I'll take that info into serious consideration. I won't make a huge number of .38 spcls. It's for my wife's gun and she just doesn't shoot a whole lot. I most likely will get a 2 cavity mold for .38's. I do have a 6 cavity mold for 9mm.