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+P ammo in middle-aged S&W
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<blockquote data-quote="poopgiggle" data-source="post: 1371536" data-attributes="member: 6406"><p>I have a no-dash S&W Model 38, which as you may know is an aluminum-framed revolver in 38 Special, made in 1969-70.</p><p></p><p>I've been looking at defense ammo, and ballistic testing shows that standard-pressure 38 Special will penetrate out of a snubnose, or it will expand out of a snubnose, but it won't do both. If I want expansion <em>and</em> penetration, it looks like I'll need to move up to +P ammo.</p><p></p><p>Am I OK shooting a few +P rounds through my revolver? I'm talking about a couple cylinders to figure out what shooting them feels like, then a cylinder and two speed strips full of rounds I'll hopefully never shoot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="poopgiggle, post: 1371536, member: 6406"] I have a no-dash S&W Model 38, which as you may know is an aluminum-framed revolver in 38 Special, made in 1969-70. I've been looking at defense ammo, and ballistic testing shows that standard-pressure 38 Special will penetrate out of a snubnose, or it will expand out of a snubnose, but it won't do both. If I want expansion [i]and[/i] penetration, it looks like I'll need to move up to +P ammo. Am I OK shooting a few +P rounds through my revolver? I'm talking about a couple cylinders to figure out what shooting them feels like, then a cylinder and two speed strips full of rounds I'll hopefully never shoot. [/QUOTE]
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