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I just recently inherited a Model 36 .38special chiefs special, I don't thinks it's ever been out of its box much less shot. It has the serial number 343402 stamped on the butt and I was hoping if someone could help me out on the manufactur date. Also I was hoping you could tell me if the +p ammunition is okay . . .
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Serial numbers for early J-frames ran from 295000 in 1962 to 786544 in 1969. Heat treating of cylinders, usually considered the point at which +p ammo is safe to use, was initiated many years earlier.
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