This afternoon I was looking at a very nice top break five shot .38 S+W H+R, nickle plate in excellent cond, timing good; all in all looked like a shooter. Person who had just acquired it had no knowledge of the difference tween 38 S+W and .38 special. Just for drill I looked in the cylinder and didn't see any step. Dropped a +P .38 special round in it with no problem at all. Then checked with .357 round, the cylinder was long enough to take .357 wadcutters if they were seated deep. Could be a messy accident waiting to happen. Hopefully we gave the owner an education.
I have only looked at a few of the old .38 S+W chambered revolvers and this was the first one that I noticed with through bored cylinder. There probably are others out there owned by people who think a .38 is a .38.
Sam I am, grn egs n packin.
I have only looked at a few of the old .38 S+W chambered revolvers and this was the first one that I noticed with through bored cylinder. There probably are others out there owned by people who think a .38 is a .38.
Sam I am, grn egs n packin.