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by Otony, Sunday, September 10, 2023, 21:39 (439 days ago) @ Hoot

I use light loads in new .38 Short Colt brass with a 125 grain cast bullet. Coincidentally, that is pretty darn close to what original conversions used, however without a rebated bullet.

I have no clue what these would manage to tolerate, and have no real interest in exploring that at all. In fact, I use the Short Colt brass for three reasons, first, because I got a bunch at bargain basement prices. Second, as mentioned above, it is historically correct…if you squint a little and ignore the powder coated bullets, lol! Third, and most importantly, it saves me from EVER wondering if I’m stuffing a .38 Special +P in my toy inadvertently.

It is instantly obvious, the short brass is visually easy to spot. No guesswork, and at the end of the day the resolver is in one piece and better yet, my fingers are still attached.

Not sure if that really answers your question. Ah, one more thing. Be careful if you google.38 Short Colt load formulas, btw. A lot of DA revolver gamers use Short Colt brass loaded to warm 9mm Luger pressures. The idea is to make some sort of power factor AND have quick loading and ejection due to the abbreviated cases. Their loads are not bueno in these guns.

Otony