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    Western Cartridge Co. had a load for the .38 S&W called the .38 Super Police which used a 200 gr. Lubaloy bullet. It was safe to fire in any Colt, S&W or other medium frame revolver. It doesn't matter what the powder charge is as long as the chamber pressures are kept within the limits of the standard .38 S&W load. The K frame S&W is absolutely safe to fire with with the 200 grain S&W cartridge.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Peppers View Post
    Western Cartridge Co. had a load for the .38 S&W called the .38 Super Police which used a 200 gr. Lubaloy bullet. It was safe to fire in any Colt, S&W or other medium frame revolver. It doesn't matter what the powder charge is as long as the chamber pressures are kept within the limits of the standard .38 S&W load. The K frame S&W is absolutely safe to fire with with the 200 grain S&W cartridge.
    What you say is completely true. However , the 38S/W , over here , is handicapped , not by the S/W k frames , but by the cheep small frame "tip-up" revolvers . It is loaded to be safe in them. The super police would be safe in any medium frame revolver . I do not know of it's exact loading , but if equal to the 1.6-1.8 gr loading it would be safe in tip-ups too. If it is the same as the 2.7 gr loading ( ie 38/200 ) , it would not be.
    The early Britishicon fear was that the .360 diam. 38/200 would split the end of the bbl ( even though it had been " squashed " by the 5-inches of bbl before the end ) because of it's thinness and being bored for .358 diam lead ( .357 jacketed ) bullets .
    Anyway , all 38S/W loads , 38/200 loads and my 2.7 load are safe in medium frame revolvers in good , safe condition . The latter two are not safe in tip-ups. BTW , my loads use " Americian " .358 rather than British .360s , although both are offered.
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