Get that 3" gun. It will feel alive when you shoot it. It will work better with 148-160 grain boolits. My favorite and most used charge is 3.5 grains of Bullseye with either a 148 DEWC or a 158-160 boolit of almost any configuration. Shoots at the standard pressure level; shoots to the sights and handles any legit .38 Special task very well.