Replies

• Teach Posts: 18,428 Senior Member

  March 2013 #2

  Better than a poke with a sharp stick, but not much. Soft lead round nose bullets have a habit of glancing off anything hard, including bone, and taking off in unpredictable directions. Think "cue ball". Now, if they had an almost-flat meplat and were hard as woodpecker lips, they'd be a lot more effective!
  Jerry

  0 · Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
• rapier5316 Posts: 312 Member

  March 2013 #3

  .38-200???? Did you find the S&W designated for them? N-frame .38.

  "The power of the United States has peaked, oppression follows." Robert Prector, Socionomics.net

  0 · Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
• breamfisher Posts: 14,104 Senior Member

  March 2013 #4

  .38-200 was the .38 S&W, not the Special.

  Meh.

  0 · Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
• Big Chief Posts: 32,995 Senior Member

  March 2013 #5

  I have a few of them someplace I thunk. A yellow box with a big W on it? I believe they are copper plated/washed bullets?

  It's only true if it's on this forum where opinions are facts and facts are opinions
  Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
  I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!

  0 · Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
• Jim Tom Posts: 338 Member

  March 2013 #6

  Did some research on them using the search function on the S&W forum and they're not too highly thought of. They WERE only recommended for N-frames. Their heavey for caliber weight jacks up the pressure pretty good.
  
  One poster said they used to call them smurf loads in the PD he worked at because they had no penetration, would bounce off about anything they hit. Several posters stated they did do a lot of damage at close range if they didn't have to pass through a barrier because they would tumble as soon as they hit anything.

  0 · Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
• Spk Posts: 4,837 Senior Member

  March 2013 #7

  Jim Tom wrote: »

  Did some research on them using the search function on the S&W forum and they're not too highly thought of. They WERE only recommended for N-frames. Their heavey for caliber weight jacks up the pressure pretty good.
  
  One poster said they used to call them smurf loads in the PD he worked at because they had no penetration, would bounce off about anything they hit. Several posters stated they did do a lot of damage at close range if they didn't have to pass through a barrier because they would tumble as soon as they hit anything.

  
  That box of ammo might be worth more to you on eBay than in your revolver, if you know what I mean.
  :roll2:
  
  jmho

  Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience -- Mark Twain
  How easy it is to make people believe a lie, and [how] hard it is to undo that work again! -- Mark Twain
  
  

  0 · Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
• Bigslug Posts: 9,866 Senior Member

  March 2013 #8

  I consider the big, heavy, slow, non-expanding .38 to be a valid enough concept, though I wouldn't necessarily want to go betting my life on ammo that predates the Eisenhower Administration.

  WWJMBD?
  
  "Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee

  0 · Share on TwitterShare on Facebook