I'm trying to get some advice on this funky Colt Police Positive I have.
It was used by my uncle for LAPD back in the '50s, the barrel has been cut down to 2 inches, and the gun has essentially no collector value.
Here's the weird part; while the cylinder is original, my uncle had it reamed for .38 Special cartridges - even though the gun is .38 S&W. He "said" that it worked fine with wadcutters. Now, I've got a box of wadcutters here for my .38 Special revolvers, but before I take this thing out and shoot it with these wadcutters, I'm marginally concerned that the gun is going to blow up in my face.
I know that the operating pressure of the .38 S&W is about 14,500 PSI; according to the SAAMI specs the .38 Special is 17,000 PSI.
Should I just bite the bullet and get some .38 S&W rounds, or do you think the wadcutters are "safe", since they're loaded lighter that your average .38 Special?
It was used by my uncle for LAPD back in the '50s, the barrel has been cut down to 2 inches, and the gun has essentially no collector value.
Here's the weird part; while the cylinder is original, my uncle had it reamed for .38 Special cartridges - even though the gun is .38 S&W. He "said" that it worked fine with wadcutters. Now, I've got a box of wadcutters here for my .38 Special revolvers, but before I take this thing out and shoot it with these wadcutters, I'm marginally concerned that the gun is going to blow up in my face.
I know that the operating pressure of the .38 S&W is about 14,500 PSI; according to the SAAMI specs the .38 Special is 17,000 PSI.
Should I just bite the bullet and get some .38 S&W rounds, or do you think the wadcutters are "safe", since they're loaded lighter that your average .38 Special?