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.357/.38

DevinBarnettDevinBarnett Member Posts: 14 ✭✭
edited April 2008 in Black Powder and Cowboy Action Shooting
I bought myself a Uberti Cattleman .357 because I want to get into Cowboy Action Shooting. I asked a man at the shop about the different types of ammunition the .357 will shoot and I asked about the Cowboy load .38 Long Colt. He said that the .38 Long Colt will not work in a .357 revolver. I thought a .357 would shoot all types of .38? Am I wrong?
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  • Mort4570Mort4570 Member Posts: 472 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    38 Long Colt is different than .38 special,which will work in your revolver.Other '.38' cartridges should be avoided.
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  • Hawk CarseHawk Carse Member Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    A .357 Magnum revolver will also shoot .38 Special, .38 Long Colt, and .38 Short Colt. It will not shoot .38 S&W.

    "Cowboy" designation on ammunition usually means it is lightly loaded so as to not trouble tenderfoot shooters with recoil and to not overload cartridge conversions of cheap cap and ball revolvers.
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  • DevinBarnettDevinBarnett Member Posts: 14 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I appreciate your help guys.
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  • TimothyTimothy Member Posts: 21 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    You heard wrong. The 357 will indeed shoot 38 long colt currently offered by black hills and ten-X. It wont shoot the original 38LC aka 38 centerfire designed for cap and ball conversions but I doubt you'd come across any anyway. The 38 long colt was also the sixth most popular chambering of the SAA FYI.
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