TTv2
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I can understand why a modern .38 S&W top break that was built for a stouter load couldn't be done today due to liability, but what I don't understand is why something like .38 Short or Long Colt couldn't be used instead. I mean, even if the manufacturer was giving a wink and nod to reloaders and boutique ammo companies that these could safely shoot .38 +P level loads, but they decided to keep it to .38 Short or Long Colt for the sake of historical accuracy.Monac you're on the right track. But the factories will never load a 38 S&W up to modern pressures because of the liability. Not every gun owner reads on the forums or read gun magazines and doesn't know that Granpa's old Iver Johnson might be wrecked or blown up with a 21st century loading. And apparently they can't read warnings on boxes of ammo either. Thats why rifle only 32-20 loads had to be dropped because people were shooting them in old revolvers not designed to take the pressure.
If a modern top break revolver were to be made in the US again, I don't think it best to stick with .38 S&W solely because of the ammo availability. Actually, IDK if it should even be a .38, maybe a .45 ACP would be better.