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Originally Posted by 38-44HD45
Is that the Silvertip? If so, I've chronoed it, and it runs more like 1050-1100 fps, at least when I last checked it. Even if it actually ran at 1240, that's just barely more than 9x19 NATO, at 1220 fps. I won't stand in front of it, but it barely scratches the surface of what .38 Super can safely do.
And let me correct myself on something: In .38 Special, with 150-158 gr. CAST bullets, one can get velocities that rival .38 Super, without endangering most guns. With the lighter bullets, and jacketed ones of any weight, not so much...
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Yes, that is the Silvertip. Did you chrono it with a 5" bbl? Factory ballistics are usually lower than advertised, but not by that much, that represents a velocity difference of about 13%. I will take your word for it though as I have never chronographed any of it.