rossi 38 2" model 68 interarms
Could I target practice with +p ammo?
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If this is one the Interarms Rossi 68's sold in the 80's, it should not be fired with +P or jacketed ammunition. These guns had warning tags on the trigger guard specifying these restrictions. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by k33j88
Could I target practice with +p ammo?
Yes you "could". Even though the gun isn't labelled as safe for +P ammo, I still doubt that your gun will "blow up" with a box or two of +P ammo run through it.
But you probably "shouldn't" run this ammo through your gun for two reasons:
a. .38+P ammo is supposed to be loaded to 10% higher pressure than ordinary .38 special ammo, and can contribute to increased wear and tear on your gun. (I say "supposed to be" because in fact, not all ammo labelled as +P is actually any more powerful than the non +P loads).
Rossi guns aren't exactly known for their build quality, particularly the older guns, such as any imported by Interarms.
*IF* your gun has any problems, the current incarnation of Rossi will not fix them for you, since they didn't import it.
If your gun were, for example, to get knocked out of time or have frame stretching due to high pressure ammo, you'd be on your own to repair it, and with a gun like that, it probably wouldn't even be cost effective to try.
If as rsnyder suggests, the gun itself is actually labelled NOT to use +P ammo, that would be a pretty good reason not to do so!
My personal take on this is that .38 special is an old black powder round and +P ammo is only loaded 10% hotter. .38+P rounds are *by design* supposed to be safe in any modern .38 special gun. So if your Rossi is really not strong enough to handle +P rounds, its probably not even strong enough to handle ordinary pressure .38s in quantity.
Put more bluntly if your .38 revolver explicitly says on it not to use +P rounds, it might as well just say "disposable gun" on there.
That doesn't necessarily mean the gun is unsafe, or not worth keeping for occasional practice and emergency use, but you might consider either limiting the round count or adding in some cash and trading up to a better gun (eg Ruger or Smith and Wesson).
b. .38+P ammo is generally usually more expensive than ordinary .38 ammo. (IE typical "practice" ammo is not +P rated). So unless you're getting it for free, or are made of money (which you aren't because if you were, you wouldn't be shooting a Rossi to begin with) you probably wouldn't want to practice with it anyway.
Most people use "ordinary" .38 ammo to practice, but keep them loaded with .38+Ps for "serious" use, and occasionally practice with +P rounds to keep the stock fresh.0 -
k33j88.......I have several of these Rossi's and would not take a chance with my hand/eyes to shoot +p ammo. OK with regular loads, not so OK with more powerful loads. Why take the chance? 0 -
I had one of the Interarms 5-shot Rossi 2 inch .38's in SS, used it with wadcutters for practice and had standard pressure Federal.38 Nyclad rounds in case I wanted to carry it. (Never did tho, used a S&W 640 for carry instead, a much better .38 IMO) If I remember correctly it seemed like the the cylinder was starting to rub on the forcing cone on 1-2 of the chambers after a very short period of use, so I sold it off years ago. 0
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