I have a S&W Hand Ejector Serial Number C 408xxx it is a 38 S&W special ctg with a 4 inch barrel and it has fixed sights. I would like to know the year of manufacture and if any loads other than standard loads such as +p or higher are safe to use sparingly such as for personal defense. Thank you. :
S&W hand ejector
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Your revolver probably shipped in 1957. S&W kept track of shipping dates, not manufacturing dates.
Yes, it is safe with any standard .38 special factory load.
Your revolver probably shipped in 1957. S&W kept track of shipping dates, not manufacturing dates.
Yes, it is safe with any standard .38 special factory load.
DWalt
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Yours is a pre-Model 10 M&P. At about SN C438000, it became the Model 10. As has been covered many, many, many times here, +P just ain't that hot, and can be used without harm in virtually any M&P made after WWI. However, for 99+% of the time, lead-bullet ammunition is fully adequate for recreational and practice purposes, and is much cheaper.
