![]() NOTE TKC does J+K+l frame 38 Special to 9mm conversions I fire them a few times but don't really use them, just thought they would be nice to have on hand. Never tried them in my Ransom rest to check for best accuracy results. They use TKC clips which are expensive Something like $80 for 10. The reamer did not remove much and only cuts for about 1/2" of 38 chamber. I have made 2 K frame 9mm cylinders using newer 38 special cylinders from a couple 10-7 revolvers by reaming them and recessing them. Having a case with a large headspace take a run at you recoil shield is never a good thing and way worse when the round is at ot above the guns design parameters. Thr BIG concern is pressure, a second is if the 9mm case fit and head spaced well enough to fire, it may happen with a large headspace either as the 38S&W chamber ledge is to far forward and firing pin strike may drive it in even more. 0003 difference from a S&W chamber and 9mm case base. It would not surprise me that some chambers that were on the large size would accept 9mm rounds and some headspace them right. I am not so sure about the older I+J frame 38 S&W revolvers because of their age and era. ![]() Even if something else "fits."Ī 9mm in an old 38S&W topbreak would be hazardous to the shooter as well as target. So the answer is, even if you could somehow get a 9mm to headspace and fire in a S&W gun, it is extremely stupid and the person who did that would receive the Darwin award for whatever happened to them.īottom line: shoot the ammunition stamped on the firearm ONLY. The case will not be supported by the chambers designed for a straight-walled case.Īnd of even less importance: even if it did fire and was safe (which it's not), you'd be sending a. The 9mm is not simply a shortened version of those calibers but without a rim. The 38 S&W, as well as the special/357 mag, are for all intents and purposes straight walled cases. 357" ID, but the base tapers out to well beyond that. The 9mm Luger simply won't fit into one of those guns, but it does actually get into a S&W chamber. Obviously the S&W is going to have a little bigger chamber than a 38 spl/357 mag because it's got a bigger diameter. It won't headspace on my particular gun (a 1901 Lemon Squeezer). ![]() Once we're past that very important point, I just tried to drop a 9mm Luger into the chambers of one of my 38 S&Ws and it just drops in past flush with the chamber mouth. The S&W is commonly encountered in old breaktops and shooting a modern 9mm in one of those would not be good for the gun, your eyes, or your hands. It's not just a matter of "will it fit." The 9mm Luger is loaded to MUCH higher chamber pressure than the 38 S&W. ![]()
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