What do I have?

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

Picked up some .38 special ammo today, 60 rounds of mixed stuff.

 

Five of them are Federal hollow points with silver-colored case and a semi-gloss black bullet that looks like maybe a plastic coating.  I've also seen some similar with a flat nosed bullet, but I didn't get a look at them, but these are the only rounds of any caliber that I've seem with these strange bullets.

 

No box, no info.

 

Are these something I could safely shoot in a 75 year old Colt Detective Special or a Charter Arms Undercover?

[Subdeacon Joe]

If you hadn't said Federal I would have said Winchester Black Talon.

All I could find in Federal is

[Alpo]

I'm thinking along with Joe. Federal Ny-clads. Lead semi wadcutter hollow point, with a nylon coating instead of a metal jacket. They were supposed to be the best 38 special defense rounds, back in the day, especially for short barrels. Originally made for Smith & Wesson. Then they discontinued them. But now they have brought them back, but instead of being coated with nylon they are powder coated.

[Pat Riot]

Does the case head say “38 Spl +P”? If so there’s no way I would shoot it in my old Colt’s DS. Actually, I wouldn’t shoot any unknown ammo in my Colt’s DS. But that’s just me. The Charter is replaceable. 

[Rip Snorter]

I would not shoot mixed anonymous ammunition at all!  

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

Not +P and all the rest is in factory boxes.  The only ones I have doubts about are some Winchester solid lead round nose stuff that is so old that the lead looks like it's been flocked with cotton.  I think I'll give them to someone who reloads to see if they can use anything there.

 

I think I'll risk the black bullet stuff in a .357