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Originally Posted by sigp220.45
Its a .38 Long Colt, and a .38 Special will drop right in. A .357 Magnum case will go in, too. They only made them in .38 LC and .41 LC.
I have a Colt Lightning in .38 LC and I shoot it with powderpuff loads in .38 Special cases.
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How's that work?
The 38 LC case is 1.031" and the 38 spl case is 1.155" - a difference of just under 1/8" - and a .357 mag case is 1.29" - more than a full 1/4" longer than the 38 LC.
Is the 38 LC cylinder bored straight through without bullet-diameter throats that start at the depth of the case mouth? Is the cylinder length long enough for it to still spin when you chamber a 38 spl or .357 mag round? I glanced at the chambers, but didn't even think to look for throat ridges.
If all that is true, that sounds VERY dangerous, 'cause I'd about bet my 401k that this old revolver wouldn't stand up to the pressure of even one .357 magnum round!
And I guar-an-damn-tee you I wouldn't be the one to pull that trigger - or even be within about 20 yards of anybody crazy enough to do it!