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Originally Posted by DWalt
Regarding the old original .38-44 cartridge, I have never seen any peak chamber pressure data for it. Using Quickload as a rough indicator, its peak chamber pressure calculates to be at least 25K psi, somewhat in excess of the SAAMI max pressure of the .38 Special +P, which I think is around 19K psi.
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DWalt: You know your .38-44s! It was a humdinger, that's for sure, much like the original "pre +Ps" of the '65 (SuperVel) to '74 (IIRC) era. Not to flog an awfully dead horse, but today's .38 LHP +P is a far cry from that load as originally developed around 1970.
Kaaskop49
Shield #5103
P.S. R-P did produce a 158gr RN +P .38 load into the early 80s. Have a few rounds of it sitting around somewhere. As I recall, nothing close to the earlier .38-44.