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just when we think we have heard of all forms of stupidity some cameman comes along and does something funnier than a geico commercial
 
Arrgh mates

Wouldn't a .38 super in a cyl. chambered for .38 S&W be too long for the cyl. to turn? And what would hold it in? (no rim)
 
38 Super/38 Auto is semi-rimmed, NOT rimless.
 
I can recall many years ago when milsurp revolvers were cheap and plentiful a clerk at the local discount store setting a customer up with a box of .38 Supers for the Enfield .38 S&W he was buying. I convinced them it was not a good idea, but they had several of the revolvers in stock; who knows haw many went out the door with that combination.
 
As best I can see from the pictures it looks like the head stamps on the fired ctgs say 38 AUTO, not 38 Super. I would think a 38 Super would be too long as well but I'll do a fit test tonight out of curiosity. I'll NOT be firing a 38 Super in one of my 38 S&W though.
 
I can see "38 Super Auto +P" when I blow it up.
Blow up the pic, that is- not the gun!

38 ACP and 38 Super use exactly the same cartridge case except for the headstamp and the load data.
 
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Handejector thanks for the correction. I meant to type 38 S&W NOT 38 Super. At first I thought the original poster had made a similar typo, until I looked closer at the head stamps.

I remember Roy Dunhill mentioning seeing British troops use 9x19 ammo in their Victory revolvers because of the shortage of proper ammo. He emphasized that such practice was NOT recommended but the S&W Victorys held up. That is a far cry from what is happening in that post with the H&R's though.
 
handejector said:
I can see "38 Super Auto +P" when I blow it up.
Blow up the pic, that is- not the gun!...
Click to expand...

Ha-ha, Mr. Jarrett. Very good!

I can never decide whether such posts as Mr. Pirate's are real, or just some elaborate spoof to catch us off guard and have a laugh at anyone whose response starts with "Idiot!"

It seems incomprehensible anyone could pull off such a stunt - and live! :D
 
Walnutred, I remember that too. 38 S&W ammo was scarce, so they turned up a nick on the 9mm rim so it wouldn't fall all the way through the cylinder. I guess the fact there was a lot of travel before the bullet hit the rifling, and that some pressure escaped out the cylinder-barrel gap saved the revolvers. I won't be trying that with my Enfield or NZ marked Victory.
 
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