Ammo question

blaze

February 28, 2002 03:47

Ok, this may sound stupid, but I have never really understood the difference between .38 Special and .38 Special +P. I have had only a limited amount of experience with a .38 Special for starters. I guess I just need to know what the difference between the two is, does +P have to be shot through a "special" type of .38 revolver and can I shoot +P through a .357 revolver?

Thanks!

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  blaze

  February 28, 2002 03:47

  Let me see, how to put the question. Is it true, that if you use one type of ammo for target, and a different ammo to hunt with that the weight should be the same For instance!! If you use 158 grain lead nose to practice with then you should use 158 grain jhp to hunt with. Is this correct? Seems to make sense, since both weights are equal so you should hit target in the same place, taken into consideration windage and elevation. Thank you for any information.

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  Iconoclast

  February 28, 2002 04:29

  blaze, SP is - as usual - spot on. I would add that as a matter of practice, I generally don't mix loads in a magazine. Even for plinking, you may notice substantial differences in point of aim / performance / accuracy.

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  blaze

  February 28, 2002 04:50

  Ironclast thanks for the tip, I wasnt mixing them, just when I started loading the PMC I noticed they looked like the tips were gonna scrape against the mag, so I pulled out the S&B to compare & noticed the difference in length.[This message has been edited by blaze (edited 02-28-2002).]

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