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I have read that in a couple of different places but have not had that experience myself. I seems that not everyone has that problem. Not sure why... not as much jarring around? bullet shape? COAL? older vs newer magazines?
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It may be a bit of "all of the above".
Im pretty sure its the difference in OAL between the rounds, or at least with mine it was. Just measure the difference in OAL between the rounds you shoot, and then measure the thickness of the .38's rim. That should give you an idea. My normal .357's are 1.58 OAL, my .38's, 1.45, a difference of 0.13. The rims on the .38's are right around 0.05. There is plenty enough room that the rims can easily slip past each other and hang up.
The mags are made for the .357's after all, and they dont seem to have any issues. The .38's will always be an issue at some point, unless you can load them "long", which sort of defeats the purpose anyway. Might as well just shoot .357's.
If it hasnt happened yet, I have a feeling at some point it will. Now if youre worried about hunting or using it for self defense, its really a non issue, as youll most likely have .357's in the gun anyway.