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Old 03-23-2011, 05:41 PM
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I know that's his story, but I doubt it very seriously. I suspect that was his cover for a double charged reload. I bought my first M60 in 1970, and fired untold numbers of Treasury loads and Super Vels in it, and it is still going strong today.
I have a friend who once owned an early no-dash Model 60 that some worthy had reamed to take .357 ammo. He shot a cylinder full of 125gr. .357s through it before I found out and "suggested" that he shouldn't do it again. He said, "That's fine with me. It kicks too hard, anyway." He was shooting it with factory service stocks, so I'm sure it stung some. It did not blow up, nor even bulge the cylinder. The 60 Bryan posted photos of sustained something worse than a double charge, it appears to me. Factory +P+ typically spikes pressures in the low end of .357 territory, and something more than that was suffered by that sad little gun.
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This is just my opinion. So take it for whatever it is worth.

It seems there are three schools of thought on this issue:

1) No problem
2) No way
3) Why bother?

Admittedly, I fall into the third school of thought. As already posted, there are non +P rated self defense loads that have proven quite well. I can't see any reason to shoot +P loads through anything that doesn't have +P engraved on the barrel.

However, if you feel you must carry +P, then just get a second revolver. There are quite a few "cosmeticly challenged" Model 36's available for a resonable price when compared to the price of a case of +P .38spl ammo. Just pick one up and shoot +P through it to your heart's content. You will also have the benefit of doing your own, hands-on testing of the durability of a J-frame using +P ammo.

If the twenty or so rounds of +P that you fire each year through your carry Model 36 are going to hurt it, then you really don't want to be carrying that for your self defense handgun.

Any how, that's just my $0.02.
Your advice is worth a lot more than $0.02 IMHO.
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One thing to keep in mind is that factory loaded SAAMI-spec .38 Special +P ammo is above industry STANDARD pressure specs (set low for old and low quality guns), it is still well below .38 Special MAXIMUM pressure level , and much lower than proof loads.
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