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Originally Posted by BC38
I still don't get shooting a 38 special from an N-frame (38-44), but then again, I've never actually shot one.
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...that's because you haven't shot real .38-44s from a Heavy Duty or an Outdoorsman...
A 158 LSW at 1100+ fps isn't a .38 Special or even a +P. They are in the 28k psi area...
Ammo was available up through the early 1970s as "HIGH SPEED" and there was loading data in the Lyman manuals.
Fortunately today Lost River Ammo, Underwood and Buffalo Bore all have revived this great round in both hard cast solids and soft HPs... It's just listed as +P but when you look at the actual muzzle velocity, 1050 fps from a 2" snub isn't exactly SAMMI +P...
It's all I carry when carrying a .38...HD or not...
Bob