2007-10-25 09:02:08 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Being completely pedantic here--yes, if it's a revolver. If it's an automatic (Magnum Research's Desert Eagle comes in .357 for example) it will probably not work.
However it's not something you want to do often--the .38 case is shorter than the .357, and when you fire .38s in it you could possibly get some stippling in the cylinder just past the end of the case. Then when you run .357s in there, that portion of the case will expand into the stippling and might have some extraction problems.
2007-10-25 11:21:28 · answer #1 · answered by Petro 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can safely load and fire .38 Special into a gun chambered for .357 Magnum. i am wanting to say that u can take the 357 and shoot it in a 410 shot gun but not for sure on that one i do know it is some bullet that will do it
2007-10-25 21:23:42 · answer #2 · answered by timberrattler818 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The original development of the 357 was just 38 Specials loaded to high pressures. They lengthened the case enough to make it hard to fit them into 38 Special revolvers, which would be a disaster. The case is otherwise identical, and it headspaces off the rim, so it's OK. Be careful about doing this too much, though, or you'll get enough leading just forward of the shorter case mouths to make it hard to load 357 cartridges. If you handload, it's better just to load some light loads in the 357 cases.
2007-10-25 17:26:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
In one of the rare exceptions to the rule, you can safely load and fire .38 Special into a gun chambered for .357 Magnum.
Despite the difference in naming convention numerology, they are the same diameter, with the Magnum case being longer.
2007-10-25 09:18:44 · answer #4 · answered by DJ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Many people prefer to shoot .38 specials out of their .357 magnum revolver because of the reduced recoil. I'm one of them.
2007-10-25 09:28:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As everyone else is saying - yes you definitely can. I've had my 357 Blackhawk for years and I certainly shoot more 38s through it than 357. Whether its new ammo or reloads, its cheaper and easier on your hand to shoot the 38s.
2007-10-25 10:42:48 · answer #6 · answered by brian f 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but not the other way around. A 38 will not chamber or fire 357's.
2007-10-25 09:05:48 · answer #7 · answered by boker_magnum 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
YES* when you buy a 357 Magnum its like getting two (2)* handguns for the price of one (1)... Great buy, Great value for your investment.*
2007-10-25 11:40:54 · answer #8 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a handgun chambered for .357 can fire ANY and all .38 spl. rounds.
2007-10-25 11:21:42 · answer #9 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the fact that the top contributors all thumbs down for correct answers...Thats funny.
But anywho.....You can shoot .38s from .357 but not the other way around.
2007-10-25 15:08:09 · answer #10 · answered by bobbo342 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋