anyone besides myself like and shoot 38 special?

[ProGun]

I'm overdue to bring my J-frame Model 38 Bodyguard airweight to the range. I bought it new close to 30 years ago, and do like the gun alot though it can be a bit punishing to put alot of rounds downrange! My dad (not a gun guy) only has one gun, an older blued J-frame he bought 35+ years ago. He rarely shoots, but I'm hoping to get him to the range with his old 38 in the next few weeks. Bought him some muffs, so he has to go!

I want to pick-up another revolver (38 or 357) at some point. I recently added a pinned and recessed 44 mag and love it.

 

[mac1911]

Only 38spl i have left is a SW Chief Special.
Had a SW 19-2 but sold it.
I put everything from chunks of wax to full house 158s , i really like the light target loads though.

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Most of my BPD collection are .38 Specials, love them and shoot them. The rest are .38 S&W which to me is a fun caliber to shoot.

 

[Jbarila]

I shoot a 686 and Henry big boy all the time! Love 38 spc

 

[kalash]

Of course! I have an LCR, a 6" GP100, a Model 36, and a Henry Big Boy. The LCR gets carried a ton too.

 

[PatMcD]

Colt Mid-Range 38 Wadcutter.

 

[Wickedcoolname]

38 special is my favorite round. Mainly because I went nuts back when I first got into bullet casting and reloading back in the 80s and I made thousands of .38 and .357 rounds.
I'm still shooting stuff I made with 1985 components.
My 38 spl 158 grn cast bullets reloads made with scrounged range brass and free wheel weight lead and powder & primers from 1985 cost about $1.50 per 50.
Once I got a load I liked i would crank them out on my Dillon SDB until they'd fill 6 thirty cal ammo cans.
148 grn wad cutters for the revolvers, 158 grn SWC and 125 grn through the carbines is what I like best.

 

[AFAR/PFAR]

Two enjoyable stress relievers.

Bouncing a tin can around the yard with 38s
Doing the same with .22s

 

[TrashcanDan]

I shoot buckets of it.
Steel challenge. Outlaw Plate matches. Shot Walls of Steel with it a few times. I can thumb-whip the hammer about as fast as shooting d.a. with it.
I lean more towards the 170-180 gr , makes short work of poppers and knock-overs.

Got a brandy-new henry still in the box, I'll leave .357's for that.

 

[gerrycaruso]

I have several and shoot them all. S&W heavy 4" model 10, full lug 6" model 14, 2 1/2" model 66, 4" old model 586 and 6 1/2" old model blackhawk. I've never tried any of them at 200 yards but shoot the steel at 100.

 

[whacko]

I have a Henry lever action 357/38. It's fun to shoot 38 through it.....but they are not as accurate. It likes 158 grain hot 357 mag for accuracy.

I've recently picked up a 1974 made blackhawk. Done alot of ammo tests with it. 38 wadcutters and 357 mag. This one likes the 357 batter than 38 for accuracy though. 38s are fun in the heavy revolver but it just likes the 357 mag reloads better.

50 feet indoors no rest. Shes a Lazer beam.

 

[NHbullseye]

Shoot tons of 38wadcutters this time of year in the center fire pistol league....

 

[appraiser]

some of my fondest memories of shooting were my old Model 13 at the Cape Ann Sportsman's Sunday morning open to the public shoots.... outdoors in the cold... shooting $5.00 a box .38Spl wadcutters someone there was selling.

although I have always lusted for a old Model 10 like my Dad carried when he was a Cop, the Model 13 was a close enough match to satisfy the itch.

Old school revolvers are like fine art to me

 

[gerrycaruso]

I have an old heavy barrel model 10 exactly like the one a friend carried when he became a cop about 50 years ago. I got it for Christmas a few years ago.

 

[PATRON]

I enjoy shooting 38 wad cutters out of my S&W 52

 

[jpm]

I enjoy shooting 38 wad cutters out of my S&W 52

I never knew there were so many of us in the 52 club! Really is nothing like it.

 

[PATRON]

I never knew there were so many of us in the 52 club! Really is nothing like it.

Mine came back from Germany it belonged to a gun club.

 

[steven grammont]

I shoot .38spl just about everytime I go to the range , I have a Dan Wesson 15-2 w/ 6" barrel , and a Dan Wesson 14-1 w/ 4" barrel. Shooting 38spl out of those is always a good time , the 15-2 is very accurate.

 

[Fritz the Cat]

I just picked up this SP 101 in 357. The perfect pocket pistol for me. Summer is coming!

 

[MaroonedinMA]

Yup. Shooting 38 out of my 6" 586 is like driving a brand new Caddy over a small pothole; won't even jostle your tall boy in the cup holder.

 

[whacko]

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I just picked up this SP 101 in 357. The perfect pocket pistol for me. Summer is coming!

I have the same gun in spurless hammer. It's not a pocket pistol lol. I carry it in aw owb Bianchi pancake holster and a loose shirt untucked (obviously). It's a fine gun for carry......it just ain't gonna fit in my pockets. Lol

 

[Fritz the Cat]

I have the same gun in spurless hammer. It's not a pocket pistol lol. I carry it in aw owb Bianchi pancake holster and a loose shirt untucked (obviously). It's a fine gun for carry......it just ain't gonna fit in my pockets. Lol

You must wear skinny jeans.

Or yoga pants.

 

[Fritz the Cat]

I have the same gun in spurless hammer. It's not a pocket pistol lol. I carry it in aw owb Bianchi pancake holster and a loose shirt untucked (obviously). It's a fine gun for carry......it just ain't gonna fit in my pockets. Lol

I am going to get an OWB holster for it. I tried one at the gun shop that worked well but it rode a little low for me. But it does fit well in my Carharts.

 

[whacko]

You must wear skinny jeans.

Or yoga pants.

Im 6 foot 2 inches....290 pounds. Levi's size 42 / 32 loose fit jeans. No yoga pants lol

Will it fit in the jeans pocket sure I'll say that....but it prints like hell and no way I'll get it out of the pocket easily.

 

[sfde35]

I have a s&w 642 crimson trace and a s&w 686 plus

 

[peterk123]

Love 38 special. Great round for reloading. I shoot it out of my 686, but my favorite is from the Henry 357 lever action rifle.

 

[Lank]

GP 100 here. I shoot more .38 Specials than .357 Magnums.
Probably more rounds through thihan any other gun I own. I don't keep count, but it must be in the tens of thousand

I picked up a GP100 7 shot. I didn't realize .357 was so hard to find....

 

[steven grammont]

I picked up a GP100 7 shot. I didn't realize .357 was so hard to find....

Ask @KAG Arms on here if he has any , I know I saw .38 spl on his shelves today.

 

[DW357]

I picked up a GP100 7 shot. I didn't realize .357 was so hard to find....

Cabelas in Hudson had federal 158 gr JSPs for $35 or $40 per 50, when I was there earlier

 

[Ref1968]

Ask @KAG Arms on here if he has any , I know I saw .38 spl on his shelves today.

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