Virtually new 1950 Colt Detective Special!

First of all, I'm sorry I can't post pictures. I have a 1950 Colt Detective Special, it looks as good as could imagined. Bluing is 100%, no cylinder line, no wear marks, perfect. It has been fired, or so I've been told. No box, though.

I'm going to use it. It's made to be carried and shot. I plan on ordering an offset clip IWB in horsehide, from Lobo.

I would like to use 158 gr LSWCHP, not +p. Is Buffalo Bore's version of this load safe. I plan on shooting 20rds initially, then aprox. 10-20rds per year. To burn off carry ammo.

Beyond that, I will load the softest shooting 158gr LSWC's that will group well.

Sound advisable?

It was my dads. I knew he had a snub .38 when I was growing up, I just never saw it. We were never close after I grew up. I wanted more out of life than getting stoned and partying all the time. My grandfather gave him his guns (Savage M99 in .300 Savage, some kind of semi-auto in 6mm, and one of those hump back Remington 12ga semi-autos). Between my dad and my brother, a chip off the old block, they trashed them. The M99 was supposed to be mine, but it's a wreck.
My dad died about a year and a half ago. He had a medium sized fire safe that nobody could open afterwards. My brother gets the house, and everything else of course. Well he found the combo recently, not much in there, or so he says. Anything of value would have disappeared. I'm glad he doesn't know guns because the Colt was in there.
He thinks it's just some crappy 'saturday night special'. They do look odd compared to modern stainless, lugged, magnums. You know with that ejector rod hanging out there, and those plastic grips. I guess he shot it with my dad and neither one could even get a pattern, let alone a group.
So little brother agreed that I should get the snub. You know since he got the house, the cars, and anything else. No money though, dad was broke.
My dad never gave me anything, so I'll happily take this 'crappy thing'. With a clean consience, too. I had my gunsmith 'check it into the system', and do a FFL transfer. So it's clean and legaly mine.

So short story long, sentimental because of me dad, no. But a sweet gun that I would happliy buy and carry, funds permitting, yes.
I've been looking for a new snub for carry. Always been a S&W guy before but, I have been looking at these, too. Been looking for something more than a J-frame, but K-frames are a bit big. By the time I'm packing one of those, I might as well strap on my Delta Elite.
This is perfect, I like to carry something I truly enjoy. They're more than just tools for me.
I like steel guns, I like old styles before the art went out of them.

So yep, I'm gonna carry it and shoot it.

It looks like Buffalo Bore's standard pressure 158gr LSWCHP is doing about the same velocity as most +p's from other companies.
From what I've been reading it is more similar to the pressures that .38 used to be. It seems that what is now called +p would have been called standard then.
B.B. lists pretty respectable velocities from snubs with this load. It's been my experience that their claims are pretty trustworthy. This load is really tailored for snubs and it's flash suppressed.
I have considered Remington's +p version of this load, it's cheaper. But, I can't find any off the shelf locally. B.B. on the other hand, is available locally. I like to be able to find my SD ammo off the shelf. It's kind of weird that the, once upon a time ubiquitis, Remington load is AWOL. But, the botique high end B.B. load is available.
Oh well, I guess I've rambled enough.

Is this old enough that I should use snap caps? I believe in dry fire.

As far as pictures, I do everything from my almost smartphone. It won't post pictures. Or at least I can't figure it out. Neither can my wife, and she's a tech geek.

up...load?

So I showed it to my wife, and she said... "Oh, that's mine, it goes in my purse now!"
It's funny because, when I look through archived threads. That seems to be pretty common?

Oh, I can take pictures. It's getting them posted that's the problem. I've tried photobucket, it never seems to work right for me. I do acknowledge that it's operator error though. In the end it's not worth the irratation. In theory my I should be able to take a picture with my phone and upload and post from there. I've even got directions from the manufacturer. When I try to execute the process the phone freezes.
We've got a digital camera, it doesn't plug in and communicate with my phone. Our home computer is down and will be for sometime. I do all online stuff from my phone.

I may sell it after all. I like it, it's the perfect size, looks cool too.
But that sure isn't a S&W action, is it?
The trigger is sharp and has such a curve that it manages to rub about 180 degrees of skin raw. While at the same time pinching either the top or bottom of my finger while resetting.
Doesn't seem to stage either.

Can anybody recommend any grip makers? I ask because if I had something like a T-Grip it would better position my hand. I'm not sure that I want a T-Grip though. There are'nt alot of grips for the long frame round butt.
Barami is appealing, if I go with a T-Grip.

Oh, she can want it. But, it's mine.

I'm going to keep it. I've got more questions but, I'll start new threads in the appropriate places.

Thanks