Having fired off Tim's finest in .32acp, .32 H&R, .380 acp, .38 S&W Spl, I don't think BB overpressures thier offerings. I think.they load right up to SAAMI standards, other manufacturers must manufacture many many more rounds between checking thier equipment. I see very little deviation in velocity from round to round with BB, and much greater SD with other manufacturers.

I EDC BB (standard pressure 150 gr LWC) in my M640.

I think if BB truly exceeded SAAMI standards some smart lawyer would have made a dime and a headline off of it.

I also think BB enjoys this image of being over the max, and I just have to chuckle at some of the hyperbole.

SAAMI has set the psi for .38 S&W at 14,500. Special is 17,000. Special +p is 20,000. Using my load calculator spreadsheets, most target loads in .38 Special are under 12,000 psi. So if you can load out to the same length, with the same weight (145/148) bullet, you can make .38 Special loads for the .38 S&W. (See post #14.)

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