Shooting 38spl targetmaster from a

p0838

August 25, 2002 17:28

I have a box of 38 special TargetMaster 148 grain-lead wadcutter left over from the sale of my S&W 52. I want to shoot them in my 2 inch 1951 Colt Detective Special. Remember that the bullets in these cartriges are flush with the casing so that there is a large gap inside the cylinder from the bullet to the forcing cone Questions: Will the lead bullet screw up the inside of the cylinder?
Will the lead bullet cause leading at the forcing cone??

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  v35

  August 25, 2002 18:13

  38 Special wadcutters were used in revolvers for many years by target shooters out of standard chambers.

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  ATF

  August 25, 2002 19:08

  No problem.been shooting them for many years.
  
  
  ATF

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  AntiqueDr

  August 26, 2002 05:32

  And in fact, one of the original Hydro-Shok (before Federal got ahold of them) loadings was a full wadcutter design, specifically for snubnose revolvers.
  
  
  
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