38 s&w
That sounds logical but here's what I found on an earlier thread.
4v50 Gary
September 15th, 2003, 06:05 PM
You know, that shorty bullet that you can cut down a 38 Special to fit into. Was told at a gunshop today that it was all the rage back in the early days before the 38 Special came out. Hmmmm?
Anyway, I bought about 6 boxes of 38 Special (reloads @ $5.95 a box of 50) that was marketed by a gunstore that closed over 15 years ago. Ammo is in excellent condition and I plan to shoot it from my Diamondback.
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Old Fuff
September 15th, 2003, 06:52 PM
I trust you’re not serious …..
The .38 S&W is both shorter then a .38 Special and slightly larger in diameter. You could cut down .38 Special cases but they’d likely split if you shot them in a .38 S&W chamber. Thirty-eight S&W bores are .360 as opposed to the Special’s at .356-.358.
You can shoot .38 Short Colt and .38 Long Colt in a .38 Special, but the .38 S&W only interchanges with the .38 Colt New Police, which no one has manufactured in decades.
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