Can my Rossi snubnose take +P ammo?
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I wouldn't even recommend a steady diet of +P in a brand new J-frame.
If you mean "Can I keep it loaded with +P JHP's for defense without it blowing up in my hand?", then the answer is "Yes".
If you mean "Can I shoot a box or two of +P JHP's through it every day without it developing timing and endshake problems inside the first 500 rounds?", then the answer is probably "No".
Hope this helps.
(As a PS, I don't even really recommend steady use of .357 Magnums in a Model 60 or Taurus 605: "Safe to fire" and "Can stand up to the abuse of lots of firing" are two different things. If 125gr .357 Magnums can split the forcing cone and/or stretch the frame on a K-frame gun, what do you think the longevity will be like on a J? Of course, most people don't shoot nearly enough .357 through the little pocket flamethrowers to find out; the recoil makes it a sort of self-limiting proposition.
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If you mean "Can I keep it loaded with +P JHP's for defense without it blowing up in my hand?", then the answer is "Yes".
If you mean "Can I shoot a box or two of +P JHP's through it every day without it developing timing and endshake problems inside the first 500 rounds?", then the answer is probably "No".
Hope this helps.
(As a PS, I don't even really recommend steady use of .357 Magnums in a Model 60 or Taurus 605: "Safe to fire" and "Can stand up to the abuse of lots of firing" are two different things. If 125gr .357 Magnums can split the forcing cone and/or stretch the frame on a K-frame gun, what do you think the longevity will be like on a J? Of course, most people don't shoot nearly enough .357 through the little pocket flamethrowers to find out; the recoil makes it a sort of self-limiting proposition.
)I have about 300 rounds through my Smith 640, all Magnums and no problems yet. Hot loads in these little guns can be very hard on your hands. My advice, which I will be using myself, is to shoot standard pressure loads for practice with the occasional cylinder full of hot ammo for familiarization.
