Titanium Revolvers.

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ellsworthtoohey

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I'm thinking about a superlite revolver in .38 spl. in the near future. All of my experience with 5-shot revolvers has been with 3 steel frame S&W J-Frames, a Ruger SP-101, and a steel framed Taurus 5-shot.

S&W does not recommend that lead bullets be used in their titanium revolvers because there is a danger of their pulling out of the case during recoil. Supposedly the fact that they are only 4 oz. or so lighter than a regular Airweight makes this a possibility.

Does Taurus also recommend that lead not be used in their titanium revolvers? Does anyone have any experience with the titanium guns of both makers? Has anyone ever had a lead bullet pull out in the chamber? Titanium is stronger than aluminum alloy and steel. But, for a reloader who shoots large quantaties of lead, would it be better to stick with the Airweight?


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"I don't believe in individualism, Peter. I don't believe that any one man is any one thing which everybody else can't be. I believe that we are all equal and interchangeable."--Ellsworth Toohey
 
FYI, you can use lead bullets in a S&W AirLite Ti if you are not using +P loads. You only need jacketed loads if you're using +P ammunition.

I have only used jacketed loads in my M342 -- I'm too lazy to clean gobs of lead fouling.

Justin

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Justin T. Huang, Esq.
late of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
 
I hope you take the time to shoot one before you buy. I saw a guy at the range requalify for his CCW with a Glock but who could not put one round out of five or six into a 9" pie plate at five yards with one of those titanium .38 revolvers. To be fair, it was a concealed hammer double-action-only gun.

[This message has been edited by Ledbetter (edited March 22, 2000).]
 
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