I have an Iver Johnson Safety Automatic revolver made in 1901 that takes older 38 S&W bullets. Putting modern 38SPL rounds through it would be dangerous, as that revolver was not designed for that kind of pressure. However, I picked up couple boxes of 38SPL blanks at a gun show recently, and wondered if I could safely fire them in my Iver Johnson. My perhaps flawed reasoning is that the blanks would not have that pressure, and in fact would be far less than the 38 S&W I put through it now.
Btw, my 38SPL cases are .375, and my 38 S&W cases are .382. When I drop a 38SPL blank in the Iver J cylinder I can't really notice any more "slop" than when there is a 38 S&W round there. Seven thou isn't a lot, but then in this arena thousandths count!
Any advice?
Btw, my 38SPL cases are .375, and my 38 S&W cases are .382. When I drop a 38SPL blank in the Iver J cylinder I can't really notice any more "slop" than when there is a 38 S&W round there. Seven thou isn't a lot, but then in this arena thousandths count!
Any advice?