38 Special Short?
Magtech Sport Ammunition 38 Special Short 125 Grain Lead Round Nose Box of 50 - MidwayUSA
Please school me on this ammo. I've never heard of or seen .38spl Short before. |
This appears to be designed for Cowboy Action shooting or something similar. The shorter case would be easier to extract. The .38 Special is a longer .38 Long Colt case, perhaps this is "reverse engineering" all over again.
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I've used it before. My friend had a few boxes left in his closet he gave me. The only thing I remember about it was that it was very smoky and left lots of grainy residue on my revolver.
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Please note. These cases are .38 spl. dia. They are undersized in .38 S&W. If you shoot them in your old Safety Dbl. Action or Victory Model, the cases will split.
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A number of revolver shooters who compete in USPSA and ICORE use the shorter 38 Colt brass for perceived faster reloads with the shorter case.
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One of the most extreme cases I can cite is fire-forming 7mm Remington Magnum cases to .458 Winchester Magnum, a difference of ca. .174", nearly 22 times the difference between the .38 cases, with less than 5% failures due to splitting. If anything was going to split this would seem to be a nearly 100% certainty, wouldn't it? |
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I have never tried to shoot .38 Short Colts in a .38 S&W chamber, however...
I have had factory new .38 special non+P split on the first firing in S&W M&P's that were originally chambered in .38 S&W that have been lengthened to take .38 Specials, but not very often- like one in six. |
I have seen the Mactech cases split in a Safety Hammerless and a '50s Terrier. Both in good condition. I have nothing against Magtech, the .38 & .44 spl. loads are great,and the brass holds up well in reloading. But these Spl. short loads are bad news in .38S&W chambers.IME
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...interesting, new to me. Please forgive my ignorance on this, but: Can you safely shoot these out of a modern manufactured .38 / .357 revolver? If so, seems like a 3rd load option for a .38 /.357 wheel gun. Thanks in advance for the information.
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