,38 in .357 lever action mirror thread

[daytime dave]

A big word of caution here to those who may not understand what is being discussed in some of the last few discussions in this thread.

A few of the fellows are discussing the finer merits of loading cartridges for silhouette target shooting . They are discussing the finer points of loading a certain bullet style into a .38 special case instead of a .357 magnum case while still keeping it at a .357 level of power. They will also use it in a .357 magnum firearm only! To do otherwise would be dangerous.

I want to make that perfectly clear to anyone who may not know this. It is very dangerous. .357 magnum ammunition cases are slightly longer so that they will not load into the chambers of .38 caliber cylinder guns. The higher pressures of the .357 magnums could make the .38s explode, even modern .38s.

I'm sure it was not the intention of the posters to take the original thread to where it went, but I'd like them to talk about this in the reloading section. I'm shadowing this topic there.

Let's get this back to the original topic.

I have shot .38 specials in my BB steel carbine. The point of impact is much different than with .357 magnums. I find it so much different, that I have to use a very large piece of Craft paper. I haven't completed my testing either, but rather, just begun. I have found the poi for my 158 grn jacketed soft point, so at least an Adirondack deer might know it too next season.

[daytime dave]

Mirror thread merge

Apparently it didn't mirror. I'm locking it until l develop my moderation skills to separate what needs to stay here and what will go back to the other.