38 Short Colt is available!

[Mike Irwin]

"no J-frame revolver was ever chambered in .38 S&W."

Whoops! I bungled that one. The Models 32 and 33, both .38 S&W, were built on the J frame starting in 1960-61. That time period marked the final phase out of the Improved I frame.

 

[sheriff-g]

Affordable .38 Long Colt ammo can be found here.
http://www.cowboyneeds.com/Ammo_Black_Hills.html
http://www.cowboyneeds.com/Ammo_Ultramax.html

For those of you who want to know the history of the above mentioned cartridges, including dimensions and interchangeability, this is the book to get.
http://www.cowboyneeds.com/Krause_cow10.html