ThomasT
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The 38S&W was a serviceable round for its day. And if used in a more modern gun can be turned up a little in the power dept. I don't have one but I would like to have one. I have seen a few threads were some have mentioned that modern revolver rounds have way more case than is needed for the powder charge used. Thats because some were carry overs from the black powder era. A 38 Special case is a good point. The case could be shortened by almost half and still give standard 38 bullet speeds. And do it with a smaller gun with a shorter cylinder.
The 38 S&W is already short and can be loaded well past where its normally loaded now. Except for all the old, weak guns it might find its way into. So for that reason its stays loaded to turn of the last century pressures. That was almost done 20 years ago when the 9mm Federal came out. A modern rimmed 38 S&W for a modern built gun. That was until someone figured out it would chamber in all the really old guns and would be a liability. But they had the right idea. And I guess that explains the popularity of the 9mm revolvers. Now if someone would build a gun around the 9mm round with a shorter cylinder and more compact frame size like the "I" frame and make it from the tough modern steels that are now available. What a pocket gun that would be.
The 38 S&W is already short and can be loaded well past where its normally loaded now. Except for all the old, weak guns it might find its way into. So for that reason its stays loaded to turn of the last century pressures. That was almost done 20 years ago when the 9mm Federal came out. A modern rimmed 38 S&W for a modern built gun. That was until someone figured out it would chamber in all the really old guns and would be a liability. But they had the right idea. And I guess that explains the popularity of the 9mm revolvers. Now if someone would build a gun around the 9mm round with a shorter cylinder and more compact frame size like the "I" frame and make it from the tough modern steels that are now available. What a pocket gun that would be.
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