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S&W Victory model question

DS McCabe
I have been told this revolver is designed to shoot .38 cartrides and was made for the British.
I am aware that the .38 is smaller than the .38 special.
.38 special rounds have been fired through the gun many times.
Will shooting .38 special rounds through this gun damage it or does anyone have any comments I should be aware of?
Thanks,
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  • ATF
    The ones made for the U.S.A. were chambered for .38 special.I have one that doesn't have any military markings on it at all. [:)]

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  • rhmc24
    The Victory S&W model made for the Brits originally was intended to shoot a British .38 caliber round approximately the same as our .38 S&W round. It is a little larger in diameter and shorter in length than the .38 Special. The Victory model as issued would not accept the .38 Special cartridge due to a shoulder in the cylinder. After the war many of these revolvers were converted to shoot the .38 Special by reaming the shoulder in the cylinder out, which was often done with a common drill bought at the hardware store.
    When shooting the .38 Special cartridge it will bulge some due to its smaller diameter. It is not good gunsmithing but I never heard of any problem arising from it. Probably some loss in accuracy due to different bullet diameter. Hope this helps till better info comes along.
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  • DS McCabe
    "The Victory model as issued would not accept the .38 Special cartridge due to a shoulder in the cylinder. After the war many of these revolvers were converted to shoot the .38 Special by reaming the shoulder in the cylinder out, which was often done with a common drill bought at the hardware store."


    Then I must assume, since I bought the gun with a half a box of .38 special rounds and they work in the gun, that this has been done to this gun.
    Thanks,
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  • ATF
    The Blue Book says .38.spl.(Post WII Commerical Sales Only) This is why mine is marked on the barrel 38 S.& W. Special CTG.and it has no military markings.Gun belonged to a friend of mine that died about 30 yrs. ago and was given to me by his wife.I shoot this gun that is why I added the red insert in the front sight.It will never be sold by me.[^]

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  • Xracer
    The S&W Victory Model was military version of the Model 10. It was supplied to the British (under the Lend-Lease Program) in the British caliber .38/200 (essentially .38 S&W).

    It was also issued in .38 Special here in the U.S. to wartime factory gate guards, railroad postal mail guards, etc.

    After WWII, the Gov't contract was cancelled, so S&W made up a bunch of them for commercial sale. Also, a lot of the Brit Lend-Lease guns were imported and bored out to accept the .38 Special cartridge.

    This is a pretty robust K-frame gun and should have no problem with regular factory .38 Special ammo........though I don't think I'd recommend using +P ammo in it.
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