alfon99
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What is the caliber .38 long ctg? A friend has one and he was shooting .38 special +P rounds and .357 rounds in it! I told him not to shoot them anymore if he didn't want to blow his hand off.
It could survive about 10-15 factory .357 rounds and with part of the bullet cut off so it could fit the cylinder. And 30-35 factory .38 special rounds (These fit perfectly, according to my friend). I will post pictures shortly.Hello friends and neighbors // Congrats on saving your friend from eventually having a very bad day.
Would you please tell me the make and model revolver that was used?
Is it possible these were handloads ,made for this revolver, using 38/357 brass?
If not.... how many rounds, for how many years did the ,,probably pre 1910,,,.38 LC digested the (nearly) triple charge of .357?
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That's exactly what it is.Some guns marked that way were cheap cast iron Spanish revolvers
That's a good idea or, is it possible to buy reloading components and equipment where you live? I know sometimes powder and primers can be hard to get, not that they are easy hear either for the past 7 months or so!!! Some Trail Boss under a LSWC bullet would do the trick quite well...thanks for posting the stats and pics ..... 6" barrel too ,,,wow,,, just wow.
Not sure if you can get it (or want to shoot the revolver at all) but Black Hills Ammunition makes Cowboy Action .38lc @ 650 for the older revolvers.
May very light loads using .38 special cases work?That's a good idea or, is it possible to buy reloading components and equipment where you live? I know sometimes powder and primers can be hard to get, not that they are easy hear either for the past 7 months or so!!! Some Trail Boss under a LSWC bullet would do the trick quite well...
I'm not sure so I don't want to give you bad information. If anything I'm guessing Cowboy Action ammo would be light enough to protect the revolver from damage. (but that's also a guess)May very light loads using .38 special cases work?
What about light .38 colt loads?Before we go ahead and recommend appropriate ammo to shoot in this gun, allow me to suggest that you take it to a competent gunsmith who can look it over for any damage caused by shooting the .357mag round in it, and make sure it's still safe to shoot at all.
The last thing I'd want is for the gun to have micro cracks, cracked forcing cone, etc... and not even be able to safely shoot .38colt any more, and here we are recommending which .38colt rounds to load.
What about light .38 colt loads?
No, they cut the bullet a bit for it to fit.OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!
Never, never, never, shoot anything other than what the barrel says.
38 Long Colt is NOT as powerful as .38 Spl and certainly less than .357 Magnum.
A 357 cartridge will not fit an unaltered 38 Long cylinder.
So if he's using 357s, someone at some point reamed out the chambers to accept the longer cartridge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.38_Long_Colt
I'm not sure about the bullet weight, but they were CBC +P loads. Not sure about the .357 though.My issue is this. You never told us how many .38+p and .357mag loads were fired, or what the loads actually were. They could have been max loads from Buffalo Bore, or they could have been the super-weeny 135gr. SBGD from Speer. It could have been one cylinder, or it could have been a whole crate of ammo. We just don't have enough info, especially because we never got to inspect the gun in person before or after firing.
The revolver would have been proofed for .38colt loads. But if shooting .38+p and .357mag caused damage in the form of small cracks in the metal that may make it unsafe to fire even with .38colt if it is now weaker than it used to be.
I would really want to have a very good gunsmith go over it before firing anything at all in it just to make sure it's not a ticking timebomb.
My issue is this. You never told us how many .38+p and .357mag loads were fired, or what the loads actually were. They could have been max loads from Buffalo Bore, or they could have been the super-weeny 135gr. SBGD from Speer. It could have been one cylinder, or it could have been a whole crate of ammo. We just don't have enough info, especially because we never got to inspect the gun in person before or after firing.
The revolver would have been proofed for .38colt loads. But if shooting .38+p and .357mag caused damage in the form of small cracks in the metal that may make it unsafe to fire even with .38colt if it is now weaker than it used to be.
I would really want to have a very good gunsmith go over it before firing anything at all in it just to make sure it's not a ticking timebomb.