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Various factors let me to think of this old cartridge; a thread here looking for a production date on an older S&W which had me thumbing through a reference work on Smiths, noticing Buffalo Bore produces a spicier load for said, bidding on a couple GB auctions for a Webley so chambered, finding a funky subgun prototype in the revolver cartridge, and finally rummaging through the mystery box of old ammo and finding a nearly full box of Magtech ammunition for if I should require them.
There were a ton of American revolvers produced in the cartridge, from various firms (e.g., Smith & Wesson, Colt, H&R, et al.). These ranged from very well made pieces to cheapos. In the from of the .38/200, it was a standard British sidearm cartridge from 1922—1963, with both Webley and Enfield revolvers produced in the chambering.
Other than some limited production runs of Ruger revolvers slated for sales in Commonwealth nations, there really hasn't been many produced in recent memory. Seems like time has passed the old thirty-eight by. The reasons are likely due to rather sedate ballistics that are outperformed by other offerings, as well as the militaries of the world having long since moved away from revolvers. The cartridge is still factory loaded here in the US by various concerns, as well as by Fiocchi in Italy and IOF in India.
Thoughts on this old cartridge and do you have any revolvers so chambered? Cheers.
There were a ton of American revolvers produced in the cartridge, from various firms (e.g., Smith & Wesson, Colt, H&R, et al.). These ranged from very well made pieces to cheapos. In the from of the .38/200, it was a standard British sidearm cartridge from 1922—1963, with both Webley and Enfield revolvers produced in the chambering.
Other than some limited production runs of Ruger revolvers slated for sales in Commonwealth nations, there really hasn't been many produced in recent memory. Seems like time has passed the old thirty-eight by. The reasons are likely due to rather sedate ballistics that are outperformed by other offerings, as well as the militaries of the world having long since moved away from revolvers. The cartridge is still factory loaded here in the US by various concerns, as well as by Fiocchi in Italy and IOF in India.
Thoughts on this old cartridge and do you have any revolvers so chambered? Cheers.
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