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so +p ammo? Bad idea or "sure, why not"?
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With the frame size, yes, BUT because of the age, not a good idea. This gun at 214XXX is pre heat treatment of cylinders which occured in the 300XXX range, IIRC. Now on the other hand, there are some that think its more of a myth regarding +P ammo in an old S&W and there is a guy at the S&W forum that shoots one with +P frequently, apparently because he believes its a myth himself. Would I recommend it? No, I would not.
The other consideration would be how much extra power you would actually attain when firing from a snubnose barrel. It may not be worth it if even if it was a newer gun.