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Originally Posted by Mr. Governor
Yes, we both shot it (I watched him shoot twelve rounds and I shot six. We did use .38 special.) but since reading the posts on here, he has informed me he will stop shooting it until he can obtain the proper ammo. Thanks again for everyone's information.
We were shooting at 6" steel plates about 20 yards away. He is a much better shot and he hit all of the plates. I missed two of my six, if I recall correctly.
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.38 - 44 Cartridge was out of production by about 110 years ago or so. It has not been manufactured since.
There is no 'obtain proper ammo' unless obtaining original Cartridges, or, loading one's own via shortening, expanding and modifying other adaptable Brass.
The original .38 - 44 Target Cartridge was a Black Powder Cartridge.
It is same diameter as .38 S & W, but longer.
.38 special is considerably smaller in diameter...as well as much shorter.
A later same-name Smokeless Cartridge, the '38-44' aka '.38 Heavy Duty' of the 1920s, 1930s, was simply a .38 Special loaded to almost .357 Magnum levels, and these would be entirely wrong for the New Model 3 Target, and could damage it, and they are also long since out of production.
Here is what the original .38 - 44 S & W Target Cartridges look like -
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