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Old 06-15-2012, 02:15 PM
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Question 38 S&W the same caliber for topbreaks & HE?

This may be a silly question but after my last question in which I learned the 32 S&W used in topbreaks was NOT the same as 32 S&W Long used in Hand ejector models, I just needed to clear this up. Soooooo........

Is 38 S&W the same caliber for topbreaks & HE/victory models?? Thanks, Bill
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Old 06-15-2012, 02:22 PM
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Yes, it was used in the Victories sent to UK, since it's the same as their .38-200 service cartridge, but different from the .38 S&W Special used in stateside Victories. Hope this clears it up for you.

Larry
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Yes. the 32 long is an improvement on the 32 S&W by extending the length. So the 32 long can shoot the 32 short. The 38 S&W is an obsoleted cartridge (but the same in TB and HW) as the .38 special was actually an improvement (lengthened) of the 38 colt. Meaning the 38 special cannot shoot 38 S&W but can shoot 38 colt.
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