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I got a nifty birthday present from my Dad this year.
This Colt Official Police .38-200 (.38 S&W).
Has some nice British proofs and one I don't recognize. It's a Crown with a W in it @ 3/16" tall. Have to look that one up.
Finish is worn but mechanically it's perfect.
Can't wait to shoot it.
The shells in the picture are WWII vintage British surplus 200 gr FMJs.
jb
jasonB " Another Dirty Yankee"
" Tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?"
I figured .30-30 = 30 caliber, 30 grains of black powder, .32-20 = 32 caliber, 20 grains of black powder, . 45-70 = 45 caliber, 70 grains of black powder.
Pretty neat gift Jason. I read that the 38-200 was a decent manstopper as the bullet was intended to tumble upon hitting as it was barely stabilized during flight.
As you know, the 38-200 is the 38 S&W with a heavier bullet. You ought to grab a few boxes of factory stuff while its still available---for the brass.
I never did like using cut down 38 Spl brass for the few 38 S&W's I had---------------Sixgun
1st. Gen. Colt SAA’s, 1878 D.A.45 and a 38-55 Marlin TD
Sixgun wrote:Pretty neat gift Jason. As you know, the 38-200 is the 38 S&W with a heavier bullet. You ought to grab a few boxes of factory stuff while its still available---for the brass.
I never did like using cut down 38 Spl brass for the few 38 S&W's I had---------------Sixgun
Brass is available from Starline and maybe still from Remington-Peters. I've never used cut down 38 special brass, but I have used a lot of .358" 158gr LRN with reasonable accuracy.
I figured .30-30 = 30 caliber, 30 grains of black powder,
Howdy
Not quite. The 30-30 was designed as a Smokeless cartridge from the beginning. It was 30 grains of the new bulk Smokeless powder. 30-30 does not perform very well with Black Powder. Dunno how much it takes to fill it, but I suspect it is a lot more than 30 grains. I regularly put around 35 grains in 44-40 and 45 Colt and they don't have the capacity of a 30-30.
I don't know where we're going but there's no sense being late.
Sixgun wrote:Pretty neat gift Jason. I read that the 38-200 was a decent manstopper as the bullet was intended to tumble upon hitting as it was barely stabilized during flight.
As you know, the 38-200 is the 38 S&W with a heavier bullet. You ought to grab a few boxes of factory stuff while its still available---for the brass.
I never did like using cut down 38 Spl brass for the few 38 S&W's I had---------------Sixgun
I've got a bunch of .38 S&W stuff. I used to have several Webleys and a couple other Smiths chambered for
.38 S&W. Fun round and a couple of them were darned accurate.
jb
jasonB " Another Dirty Yankee"
" Tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?"
