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TruthTellers · May 11, 2018, 11:48 PM

There's a youtuber I watch a lot who has done several videos on .38 Short Colt. He's handloaded his up to .38 Special pressures and I think he was getting 927 fps with 125 grain bullets. He believes that the .38 Short Colt can hit 1000 fps with the same bullet using a bit more powder, but the point is the .38 Short Colt has the potential to be a sufficiently powerful self defense round.

And given that there are no .38 Short Colt revolvers even remotely available on the antique market, there's no reason manufacuters couldn't make a modern self defense ammo using the short cases and put on the box in big, bold letters "FOR USE IN .38 SPECIAL REVOLVERS ONLY."

The other nice part about .38 Short Colt is that they stick out of a speedloader much less than .38 Special and make the speedloaders or speed strips easier to carry.

May 11, 2018, 11:48 PM	#18
TruthTellers Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2016 Posts: 3,883	There's a youtuber I watch a lot who has done several videos on .38 Short Colt. He's handloaded his up to .38 Special pressures and I think he was getting 927 fps with 125 grain bullets. He believes that the .38 Short Colt can hit 1000 fps with the same bullet using a bit more powder, but the point is the .38 Short Colt has the potential to be a sufficiently powerful self defense round. And given that there are no .38 Short Colt revolvers even remotely available on the antique market, there's no reason manufacuters couldn't make a modern self defense ammo using the short cases and put on the box in big, bold letters "FOR USE IN .38 SPECIAL REVOLVERS ONLY." The other nice part about .38 Short Colt is that they stick out of a speedloader much less than .38 Special and make the speedloaders or speed strips easier to carry. __________________ "We always think there's gonna be more time... then it runs out."