Was the British 38/200 cartridge the best 38 Special load?

At leaast this is a question for debate instead of a stupid political statement asking for an argument.
I think the English Army 38 Special cartridge loaded in their Webley Service revolver with a 200 grain boolit, lumbering along at a bit over 600FPS would provide a fairly conclusive blow, despite the failure of faster, lighter 38 Special rounds proving to be most unsatisfactory in the stopping power department.
Same with their 455 Webley....they loaded it with a very heavy 265 grain blunt round nose bullet, low 700 FPS range.
Get hit with it and it'd flat take the wind out of your sails.

Not sure what you mean by "best" but here's some data:

https://www.luckygunner.com/labs/revolver-ballistics-test/
https://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/revolver-ammo-commentary/

@Cliff-Mashburn said
At leaast this is a question for debate instead of a stupid political statement asking for an argument.
I think the English Army 38 Special cartridge loaded in their Webley Service revolver with a 200 grain boolit, lumbering along at a bit over 600FPS would provide a fairly conclusive blow, despite the failure of faster, lighter 38 Special rounds proving to be most u ...[text shortened]... und nose bullet, low 700 FPS range.
Get hit with it and it'd flat take the wind out of your sails.

@Suzianne said
I pay no attention to any firearms made by British manufacturers.

I find American weapons to be superior and that goes for the ammo as well.

I switched over to 9mm from .38 Special, because despite being a smaller caliber, it supplies more force to the target, due to higher chamber pressure. Also, more bullets in semi-automatic mags fully loaded than revolvers.

And ...[text shortened]... they are lighter, and I'm such a little girl. 🙂


https://ammo.com/comparison/38-special-vs-9mm

@Cliff-Mashburn said
9mm bullets are .355 to .356 caliber, 38 Special is .357.

@Suzianne said
"despite being a smaller caliber"

Did you read my post?

They still have a higher chamber pressure, and thus deliver more force to target.

@Cliff-Mashburn said
Your claim that going to the 9mm was going to a smaller caliber just made me think that you thought the 38 Special was 38 cal, which a lot of gun noobs do.
I wouldn't call a one or two thousandth of an inch difference "going to a smaller caliber".
But you did.