+P Ammo with Older Rossi 2" Snub Revolver
- Thread starter graysmoke
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It may be safe or it may not. Even if it doesn't blow the gun +P ammo will shoot it loose if you spend much time on the range. Just use standard 158 gr. .38 Spl. Or 140 gr. You're not going to gain hardly any performance increase out of a 2 in. snub by shooting +P. If you need more performance buy a .357.
madcratebuilder
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^^^^^^^^^^^^
What that old bear said. A steady diet of P+ well loosen it up in time.
IMO bullet placement trumps bullet energy. I would shoot and carry 158gr wad cutters.
What that old bear said. A steady diet of P+ well loosen it up in time.
IMO bullet placement trumps bullet energy. I would shoot and carry 158gr wad cutters.
Ralph Allen
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Rossi was not made or rated for +P. Standard ammo only.
Ralph
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On the ammo side of things I read things like " In the old days ( pre 70's ) , a 38 special was the same power as a modern 38 +P "
On the gun side of things I read. " Don't put a modern +P in that 60's gun, it will blow up. "
A low cost gun running lots of +P would be a bad mix, but a good quality gun?
On the gun side of things I read. " Don't put a modern +P in that 60's gun, it will blow up. "
A low cost gun running lots of +P would be a bad mix, but a good quality gun?
Walklightly
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Load her up with standard 158g SJHP and carry on.
NickySantoro
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OP,
I have the same Rossi of similar vintage and have fired Hydrashok, LSWHP, and Speer SB, all +P, with no discernible difficulty. That being said, it was on a limited basis. It now serves as my secondary house gun and is loaded with the Speer 135gr +P. I have every confidence that it will have no difficulty in continuing to handle this and other +P loads on a limited basis as might be required.
FWIW
YMMV
I have the same Rossi of similar vintage and have fired Hydrashok, LSWHP, and Speer SB, all +P, with no discernible difficulty. That being said, it was on a limited basis. It now serves as my secondary house gun and is loaded with the Speer 135gr +P. I have every confidence that it will have no difficulty in continuing to handle this and other +P loads on a limited basis as might be required.
FWIW
YMMV
Again, +P loads are not going to blow the gun to pieces. It would be
like driving a street car through Baja. Things are going to loosen up. You're subjecting the gun to pretty severe battering. If you consider a handgun to be a disposable tool then have at it. There is no good reason to run +P through a snub. If you want more power buy a gun in a Magnum chambering.
like driving a street car through Baja. Things are going to loosen up. You're subjecting the gun to pretty severe battering. If you consider a handgun to be a disposable tool then have at it. There is no good reason to run +P through a snub. If you want more power buy a gun in a Magnum chambering.
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I know the .38 +P questions are not going to end here, they seem tp come up about every week.
Modern off the shelf .38 +P made to SAAMI ratings are much ado about nothing. You are talking about a 10% increase in pressure. Now in the old days gun companies would give big warnings just to cover their rear end. But modern .38 +P will not harm any reasonably well made revolver.
In the old days of the FBI/Treasury loads there were wildcat +P ammo out there that ranged from mild to +P+ to on edge of .357 mag.
Modern off the shelf .38 +P made to SAAMI ratings are much ado about nothing. You are talking about a 10% increase in pressure. Now in the old days gun companies would give big warnings just to cover their rear end. But modern .38 +P will not harm any reasonably well made revolver.
In the old days of the FBI/Treasury loads there were wildcat +P ammo out there that ranged from mild to +P+ to on edge of .357 mag.
Walklightly
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Like a Rossi not rated +P, or my early 1980s S&W M37?
I'll pass, I feel I really don't need them anyway.
But I do carry them in my +P rated Airweight, because they are rated for +Ps
And, if I need more power, I carry .357s in my .357 Ruger SP101.I feel just as safe with none +Ps in my M37, as I do with my Airweight with +Ps.