Brass Rain
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Okay, so I know .38 Special started as a black powder cartridge that needed the extra space, and we just kept the dimensions the same when we loaded smokeless powder. It's been that way for a while. But couldn't some company load a shorter case to the exact same ballistics? This new ".38 Special Short" could be fired from any .357, .38+P, or .38 Special revolver, because it's not like the cylinder would know the difference. It would also allow for shorter cylinders designed for the .38 Spl Short with no loss in ballistics. In stead of wasting that space in the cylinder, it could be used for longer barrel lengths with the same OAL, or just a shorter OAL in general.
Is there any particular idea why this would be a bad idea?
Is there any particular idea why this would be a bad idea?