It seem likely she was using standard velocity 38 Special loads. Just the same, they did the job: The intruder stopped what he was doing and took off.
A friend of mine was going through a divorce and ticked off his wife. She shot up his commercial fishing boat with a 38 loaded with Blazer ammo. The Blazers didn't penetrate the heavy fiberglass hull. They did penetrate the motor cover of his Evinrude outboard, but bounced off the aluminum engine block.
38 Special +P is very hard to beat for a defensive round. It's about equal to 9mm Luger and superior to .380 Auto. But using standard velocity .38 loads, or worse yet wadcutter target loads for self-defense is not a good idea.
Yes, 357 Mag, 44 Mag, 45 ACP, 45 Colt, .40 Auto, etc. are all more lethal than .38 Special +P. But who wants to lug around a heavy gun, waiting for the one-in-a-million chance you'll need it? And there are very few shooters who can accurately shoot .357 Mag in a snub-nose pocket pistol.
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