I'll have to dump some of my attachments to upload a picture of my newly acquired J Frame. It has holster wear on the muzzle and the side of the recoil shield. I don't know how many rounds were fired through the BG38, but I suspect it was less than 500. I've fired over 800 rounds through it at this point.

I am still carrying Speer 135g +P GDHP in the BG38. It would be difficult to find a better round for a revolver with a 1-7/8" barrel.