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Post by x101airborne on Jan 20, 2020 17:54:48 GMT -5
The occasional Plus P loading?
Practice with standard pressure loadings and carry a mild plus p? For sure eventually I will happen to fire some, probably just because that is what I got in it at the time. I already load some plus p loads for a smith 67 and for my Blackhawk. I have them color coded with powder coat paint. Red bullets = plus p loads.
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Post by matt56 on Jan 20, 2020 19:48:31 GMT -5
I wouldn’t worry, the K frame is well equipped to handle the 38 special. Heck there were even 10-6s factory chambered in 357 mag before the model 13 came out. Those were the days before hardened yokes and cylinders but even so the metallurgy was much better than years before.
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Post by x101airborne on Jan 20, 2020 20:27:01 GMT -5
Thank you.
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Post by Cholla on Jan 20, 2020 23:00:19 GMT -5
They better, I've been feeding +P to my 10-5, 10-7 and Model 15.
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Post by x101airborne on Jan 20, 2020 23:24:52 GMT -5
Thank you!
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Post by ddixie884 on Jan 21, 2020 4:03:16 GMT -5
My every day carry load for my M-15-3 is 160gr machine cast BBSWC over 11gr 2400. I have also shot some factory +Ps in 125gr jhp and handloads with 6gr PP under 160s. I don't think you can afford to shoot enough factory +P to hurt a model # K-frame.........
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Post by x101airborne on Jan 21, 2020 7:38:21 GMT -5
I figured with these being police turn in's that they would handle it easily.
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Post by groo on Jan 31, 2020 16:12:06 GMT -5
Groo here
Read some where that S&W says , anyway Steel frame stamped with it's model aka mod 10-5 is ok for +P..
I THINK, about this time S&W proofed all 38 steel frame guns for 38-44 highspeed [saw on old add in mag]
Given modern powder , brass, and bullet lube [coated] Underwood has a "Keith" 38spec +P with a coated 158SWC running 1100fps +.
And states the load is under 20000psi [aka +p level]
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Post by ezekiel38 on Feb 3, 2020 0:14:52 GMT -5
Conventional wisdom, and releases from S&W, say any K frame Model that is numbered 10-1 all through the numbering sequence is good for +P pressures which the top end is 19-20K.
I have a Model 10-10 HB and a Model 15-3 and they shoot quite comfortably with a +P loading. The loads you have to be wary of is the old 38-44 loadings, and do not shoot +Ps regularly in older J frames.
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Post by x101airborne on Feb 3, 2020 7:34:35 GMT -5
Thank you all.
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