.38 Special
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I've fired quite a few similar rounds with no issues. I would expect that bullet pull, and thus velocity, might be affected, but I think you'd need a chronograph to tell. Offhand at typical handgun ranges, I could see no difference, and I certainly never noticed any damage to the guns.
Having said that, I wouldn't generally do it these days, unless I had to. Most of the time, when I see splits in several cases from a batch, that tells me their lifespan is up and it's time to scrap the lot. I'll shoot the rest of the undamaged batch and then start fresh.
Having said that, I wouldn't generally do it these days, unless I had to. Most of the time, when I see splits in several cases from a batch, that tells me their lifespan is up and it's time to scrap the lot. I'll shoot the rest of the undamaged batch and then start fresh.