I think you might be able to load 10 shots of .38 Special, but remember .357 is only a little longer than .38. It was designed to make it harder to fit it into an old .38 chamber, for safety reasons; the extra space isn't really needed for modern powders. It's not like, say, a .22 WMR vs. a .22 LR.
I think mine will hold ten .38 Specials. They also feed better than .357's, which is surprising.
I use my nickel-plated .38 brass to load short .357 Magnums for the carbine (the box is labeled so they don't accidentally end up in a .38 Special gun)
Standard 1894CS will hold 10 .38 spl or 9 .357 mag. You can tweak the spring and maybe get 10 357's in there, iirc. Cowboy shooters have to be able to load 10 in the magazine to be competitive.
Not sure if this is the rifle and you are interested in, but my 1894 CBC(Cowboy Competition Carbine) will hold 10 .45 Colts in the tube. I've had a couple fellows tell me that the mag tube follower can be altered(shortened, I guess) to hold 2 more rounds.
10 + 1 in .38spl & 9 + 1 in .357 for the 1894c. I had one. The short 1894cp w/16 1/2" bbl, it'll be 9+1 in .38spl & 8+1 in .357. Great guns, I wish I'd never sold the old (1980, if i remember correctly)1894c.
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