357 security six

[willie]

shooting 38 +p safe in 357 mag security six

 

[Ashlander]

Absolutely safe -- if you can shoot .357 Magnums, you can certainly shoot the weaker 38 Spec +P. Have fun.

 

[Rainman]

Willie:
Welcome to the best forum on the internet.

1+ on the strength of the Security Six. Like all Ruger products they are overbulit on the side if strengh. They were made to be shot and shot a lot! Enjoy it.

Dan

 

[Hotload]

If you have a 4" or shorter revolver, you may want to try the Speer short barrel ammo in 357. They are just a bit more than a 38+P.....sort of a 357 light (990 fps) but extremely impressive with penetration, expansion and low flash in short guns.

 

[contender]

Welcome to the Forum!
As noted above, yes, the 38 spl +P is a lower powered round than the 357 mag. You gun will digest them easily.
Enjoy!

 

[wwb]

As has been frequently pointed out, but still bears repeating, if you're shooting the shorter .38 Spl loads in a .357, be sure to scrub the cylinder well after each outing. If not done, the eventual buildup of powder residue in the chambers will make it difficult (or even impossible) to chamber the longer .357 cartridge.

If you're a reloader, the .357 brass with a 158 grain Ranier Ballistics or Berry's Preferred plated bullet on top of 6.3 grains of Universal makes an inexpensive ".357 light" load.

 

[Sal1950]

As has been frequently pointed out, but still bears repeating, if you're shooting the shorter .38 Spl loads in a .357, be sure to scrub the cylinder well after each outing. If not done, the eventual buildup of powder residue in the chambers will make it difficult (or even impossible) to chamber the longer .357 cartridge.

If you're a reloader, the .357 brass with a 158 grain Ranier Ballistics or Berry's Preferred plated bullet on top of 6.3 grains of Universal makes an inexpensive ".357 light" load.

Don't you mean 5.3g of Universal? 6.3 is right at or slightly over a MAX load according to Hodgdon data.
I use 5.0g with a Missouri Bullet Match 158g LSWC at OAL of 1.615 for a 38spl level load in a 357 case.
Sal

 

[wwb]

Don't you mean 5.3g of Universal? 6.3 is right at or slightly over a MAX load according to Hodgdon data.
I use 5.0g with a Missouri Bullet Match 158g LSWC at OAL of 1.615 for a 38spl level load in a 357 case.
Sal

6.3 grains of Universal is right at the max load in the 2010 Hodgdon book. It runs 39,300 CUP, where many other listed loads are over 40,000 CUP.... some as high as 43,000. I don't feel bad at all about running 6.3 grains of Universal. I haven't chronographed it, but the Hodgdon book says 1133 fps.... the hotter loads listed are running over 1500 fps.

I didn't go there from the start, either.... started at 5.7, then 6.0, and finally 6.3. No flat primers, no difficult case extraction. Like I said, it's a ".357 light" load - not a .38 Spl load.

 

[Sal1950]

I didn't go there from the start, either.... started at 5.7, then 6.0, and finally 6.3. No flat primers, no difficult case extraction. Like I said, it's a ".357 light" load - not a .38 Spl load.

I guess we'll need to agree to dis-agree on what is considered a "357 light load" :wink:
Sal

 

[wwb]

I guess we'll need to agree to dis-agree on what is considered a "357 light load" :wink:
Sal

I have no problem with that.

Run down to your local expensive ammo shop and pick up a box of factory 158 grain .357 loads. Then load up a few of my Universal loads and head for the range. Run a cylinder full of the factory loads followed by a cylinder full of the Universal loads, and you'll understand my definition of ".357 light".

Maybe I ought to call them .38 Spl +P+..... except they ain't in .38 cases.