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Originally Posted by poline
I just have to ask! Does one have to load +P loads in +P cases? Can +P loads be loaded in 38spl cases?
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I've never seen a difference in brass marked .38 Special and brass marked .38 Special +P. There's no reason to segregate .38 Special brass, just be sure to plainly mark your handloads so that you'll know what you've got.
Years ago, there was an old handloading trick whereby you could load .38 Special brass to .357 magnum pressures by simply seating the bullet out to .357 lengths. The "safety" was that the ammo would not chamber in a .38 special revolver, because the bullet was seated out to .357 magnum lengths. The Lyman 358156 was a Ray Thompson design that had two crimping grooves, one for standard length cartridges and one specifically for seating longer in the .38 special cases. This was an old trick that we used when .357 magnum brass was in short supply.