March 28, 2008, 04:35 PM | #1 |
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.38Special vs .38 +P
A question I've been meaning to ask for quite some time now. What is the difference in a regular special and a +P case, for reloading purposes. I can't find one. The only thing is the head stamp. I've loaded the regulars as +P's and havent had any problems. I'm shooting thru a Ruger GP100 .357.
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March 28, 2008, 05:00 PM | #2 |
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I don't think there is any difference in the two, except like you said, the headstamp.
The danger is in that some of your +P loads in regular .38 Spl cases may, at some time, get into the hands of someone other than you, and be used in a revolver not designed for +P pressures. |
March 28, 2008, 05:07 PM | #3 |
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That's what I thought.
Thanks. I was just looking for someone to agree. And yes, I'll have to watch the cases. But I don't have a .38. I only have .357. I tried to get my wife to buy a .38 but she said that it didn't make a bit of sense. She would rather have the .357 and shoot .38's in it. I didn't argue.
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38 brass varies alot by mfg. in thickness and capacity. Some RP brass is quite thin and some is thicker like WW yellow brass. I load the thicker stuff a little heavier than the thin stuff because I like the idea of a case not splitting and spitting hot gases back against the recoil shield. I sort by headstamp and load accordingly.
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