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January 30, 2011, 08:35 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: November 29, 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3
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S&W 442 Question....
I just purchase a S&W 442, its sweet, I have been looking for an older one for quite some time. It doesn't have the locking mechanism. So I was so excited, I bought the gun and when I got home, I started to look over my find. I noticed that on the barrel it say's (.38 Special) my question is can I shoot .38 Special +P rounds? I thought that all 442's were the same? It is marked 442 under the serial number behing the cylinder.
Thanks for any info on this... |
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January 30, 2011, 08:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: September 24, 2006
Location: Alexandria, VA
Posts: 4,757
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Yes you can shoot +p.
Congrats on the 442. |
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January 31, 2011, 12:54 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: January 15, 2006
Posts: 2,061
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Although you could still use +P as a carry load I would shoot regular .38 much more often.
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January 31, 2011, 01:22 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: July 30, 2007
Location: NoVA, USA
Posts: 419
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S&W's 42, 042, and 442 no-dash were not rated for +P. The 442-1 (no lock) and 442-2 (with lock) are rated for +P.
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January 31, 2011, 06:17 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: October 20, 2004
Location: oklahoma
Posts: 334
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corbon
try the 110 gr corbon dpx+p....
the lite bullet helps with recoil yet plenty of performance. |
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February 1, 2011, 12:48 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: October 26, 2008
Location: Northwest Ohio
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I just bought a 442-2 and it's rated for +P. A friend has a straight 442 no dash and it is .38 Special only.
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