Thread: .38 Special Plus P question
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Old 04-29-2011, 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave T View Post
Despite the label on the newer J-frame, that K-frame is going to handle +P better in the long run than the 5-shot. And keep in mind, today's +P is not much more than the standard pressure 38 Special loads of the pre-model marked days. I wouldn't hesitate shooting today's +P loads in any K-frame Smith & Wesson.

YMMV,
Dave
Fill a pickup bed with the warmest +P .38 Special ammunition available and put both the Airweight J-Frame Model 637 and the Model 64 to work shooting the lot and my money is on the K-Frame lasting the longest, no matter what sort of ammunition designation is stamped on the barrels.
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