Shooting 38spl from a 357 revolver

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Does the increased jump to the forcing cone affect anything when shooting 38spl from a 357 revolver?

 

[500 Magnum Nut]

I had a 686 that I shot 38 spls out of (75 yrds shooting metal rams). That gun was a pleasure to shoot!
You can shoot 38 spls out of your 357 until you get tired. It won't hurt the gun at all. The only thing that must be done is to clean the dirty rings inside the chambers well afterwards or you may have difficultly using 357 ammunition.
This goes for shooting 44 spls in a 44 mag gun too.

 

[LoboGunLeather]

I had a 686 that I shot 38 spls out of (75 yrds shooting metal rams). That gun was a pleasure to shoot!
You can shoot 38 spls out of your 357 until you get tired. It won't hurt the gun at all. The only thing that must be done is to clean the dirty rings inside the chambers well afterwards or you may have difficultly using 357 ammunition.
This goes for shooting 44 spls in a 44 mag gun too.

+1.

My old Model 19 has digested 20,000-plus rounds of .38 special and will still pick hairs off a gnat's butt (if I do my part right, that is).

 

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Thanks for the answers.

 

[Texas1941]

You used to see the occasional article in the gun rags (and some of the reloading manuals) about 357s being less accurate when used with 38 spl brass. The extra .10" or so extra jump was supposed to "deform" bullets fired from the shorter case.

I fired a lot of rounds, many from a machine rest, trying to prove this, but never could. Every gun will have it's preferences. Some are really cranky and some don't seem to care much what you put in them. But overall, I found that if a 357 shot a given bullet at a given velocity well, it would do so from either case.

And as pointed out above, the gun sure don't care, as long as you keep the chambers clean.

FWIW,
Charles