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Deaf Smith · May 23, 2013, 09:38 PM

http://www.38super.net/Pages/Technical%20Specs.html

.38 Super Specs:
PSI= 36,500
CUP= 33,000

.357 Magnum:
PSI= 35,000
CUP=45,000

.38 Special (non +p):
PSI=17,000
CUP=17,000

So you see a .357 Magnum would, if the .38 Super fit, should work especially since the revolvers have a flash gap and some pressure would be lost.

BUT in a .38 Spl., even a +p (22,000 CUP) it would be a very very BAD IDEA.

Deaf

May 23, 2013, 09:38 PM	#6
Deaf Smith Senior Member Join Date: October 31, 2000 Location: Texican! Posts: 4,453	http://www.38super.net/Pages/Technical%20Specs.html .38 Super Specs: PSI= 36,500 CUP= 33,000 .357 Magnum: PSI= 35,000 CUP=45,000 .38 Special (non +p): PSI=17,000 CUP=17,000 So you see a .357 Magnum would, if the .38 Super fit, should work especially since the revolvers have a flash gap and some pressure would be lost. BUT in a .38 Spl., even a +p (22,000 CUP) it would be a very very BAD IDEA. Deaf __________________ “To you who call yourselves ‘men of peace,’ I say, you are not safe without men of action by your side” Thucydides