Hey, all,
I just bought a Colt Cobra snubbie in .38 special. It's an older one with the exposed ejector rod. Haven't run the serial number yet to see the year it was made, but regardless of what people say is ok, I don't want to run +P's through it.
I just have a couple of questions:
1) I'm thinking I'll try out 158gr. LSWC, because that seems to have been a popular non +P .38 special load for quite awhile now. Any thoughts on this or recommendations for something else that would be good for defense out of a 2" barrel? Is this load ok or should I really use HP? I know if the velocity's too slow, the HP is worthless b/c it won't expand, etc.
2) If I carry this, do I need to keep the hammer on an empty chamber? There's no transfer bar. (If I'm not mistaken, Ruger had this patent for awhile).
Thanks in advance for replies!
I just bought a Colt Cobra snubbie in .38 special. It's an older one with the exposed ejector rod. Haven't run the serial number yet to see the year it was made, but regardless of what people say is ok, I don't want to run +P's through it.
I just have a couple of questions:
1) I'm thinking I'll try out 158gr. LSWC, because that seems to have been a popular non +P .38 special load for quite awhile now. Any thoughts on this or recommendations for something else that would be good for defense out of a 2" barrel? Is this load ok or should I really use HP? I know if the velocity's too slow, the HP is worthless b/c it won't expand, etc.
2) If I carry this, do I need to keep the hammer on an empty chamber? There's no transfer bar. (If I'm not mistaken, Ruger had this patent for awhile).
Thanks in advance for replies!