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SaxonPig · July 30, 2013, 05:32 PM

BTW- Nobody sells 38 Special ammo loaded beyond 21,500 PSI. This is the max. That +P everybody seems to think is so hot is loaded to around 17,500. Not even close to max. The Buffalo Bore and other specialty ammo makers just use the 21,500 standard. In other words, BB is what the 38 Special was meant to be without all the +P nonsense.

July 30, 2013, 05:32 PM	#14
SaxonPig Senior Member Join Date: April 24, 2006 Posts: 1,900	BTW- Nobody sells 38 Special ammo loaded beyond 21,500 PSI. This is the max. That +P everybody seems to think is so hot is loaded to around 17,500. Not even close to max. The Buffalo Bore and other specialty ammo makers just use the 21,500 standard. In other words, BB is what the 38 Special was meant to be without all the +P nonsense.