Was a statement above about most any .38 Super will fit and fire in .38/.357s... I can tell you that there are only two factory rounds I have found that will...one is the Winchester Silvertip and and I can't recall the other but it is one of the foreign makers. The others will not..at least in the guns I have tried them in...
There is also another problem and that is headspace... While they do headspace on their tiny rim, it is not near as thick as a .38/.357 rim and there can be punctured primers and misfires because or it.
For you shooters who have 940s and the Ruger LCRs, have you had any cycling or extraction problems with +P or +P+ ammo.... I saw above where one of the owners of a 547 said he had none but in the one 940 and two LCRs I have had, they didn't want to run with anything over standard pressure ammo.
I think that the gun manufacturers are missing the boat not putting .38 Super into snubbies especially. The Super is a straight walled case while the 9mm has a slight taper. I think this is the reason that 9mm above standard pressure lock up a 940...and I have a friend with a 940 and does the same.
Several years ago I had TK Custom make up extra .38 Super/9mm cylinders for a 66-2 3", 649 and a 60-10... I also have a 686-7 PC limited edition...really great shooters when using .38 Super...
There are three 547s on one of the auction site now...prices start at $1700...one is unfired in the box... Personally I would rather buy a nice 3" 65 and send it to TK or Pinnacle and have a Super/9mm made.. Clips don't bother me...
Bob
Last edited by SuperMan; 09-07-2020 at 09:03 PM.
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