That has all changed. The .357 was originally well over 40,000CUP and was changed to 36,000psi. The .38Spl was not always the 17,000 and 18,500psi it is today.
SaxonPig needs to update his information.
BB plays AT the line for performance' sake. The major manufacturers play well below the line for liability's sake and ease of manufacture. Tolerances can be much broader when you're well below the limit.
There was a time (yes, I am that old) when all that I could afford were $8 bias ply recaps from Big-O. They were all that I could afford, they gave me upwards of a years service each, and I am still alive to tell the tale. The OP is on a budget, just starting out, and it seems that everyone here wants him to spend more than he has to meet threats that he will probably never face.
And I figure original guns were substantial in size, not one of these sub-20 ounce guns with only a hint of a barrel, while still stamped "+p".
Don't forget shipping and transfer fees from the FFL ,usually about 50 bucks total.
No idea, that's proprietary information that could only be uncovered by 3rd party pressure testing. However, velocity is a very good indicator of pressure. People ass-u-me that factory loads are near maximum pressure but there is no reasoning behind it. The reason that BB loads are higher velocity than off the shelf ammo is not because their pressure is higher but because most commercial ammo is lower. Sorry but a 240gr at 1100fps is not a 36,000psi .44Mag load.
Because in straightwall revolver cartridges, they are very nearly the same. Near enough to glean that a change from 43,500CUP to 36,000psi is most assuredly a reduction.
I'd rather chew broken glass but I don't have to. The facts are right here for all to see. People act as if this information is not readily available.
