A-zoom snap caps ok to use .357 in .38 revolver?

[Wayne02]

I've got a 686 and 340pd .357 revolvers that I use A-zoom .357 snap caps in. I also have a 642 .38 revolver. Can I use the .357 snap caps in the .38 revolver????

Wayne

 

[Black Snowman]

If they fit the cylinder you can. Most 357 snap caps I see are 38/357 since they headspace on the rim.

 

[GaryP]

YES!

 

[JNewell]

I have some AZoom .44 Special and .44 Magnum versions. The .44 Mags will not chamber in a .44 Special chamber -- they're correct length for the cartridges they're marked for. I don't know whether the same is true for the .357 caps. Give it a try -- it they chamber fully, you should be fine.

 

[SoCalGeek]

(Note- My snapcaps aren't A-Zoom, so I don't quite know what I'm talking about)

I bought a few .38 snapcaps for my M10 and noticed that they were (quite) a bit shorter than a live .38 round, so my hunch is that the .357s would be short enough to fit as well. Couldn't hurt to try, anyway.