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I recently purchased a Police Trade-In GP-100 4" marked as a .38Special under the barrel (ser# 175-51xxx).
It's got fixed sights and shows absolutely no indications of having been altered in any way.
My question is: Why does it chamber .357Mag rounds?
I was showing a friend the difference between .38spl and .357Mag. I had just explained that .357Mag can't be shot in a .38spl because the cartridge is too long. I demonstrated by dropping in a .357Mag cartridge and it slid home flush. I tried all 6 cylinders and had the same result in each.
WTH???
Can somebody please fill me in on what's going on with this pistol?
Thanks
Mike Gray
First time revolver owner
First time Ruger owner
I recently purchased a Police Trade-In GP-100 4" marked as a .38Special under the barrel (ser# 175-51xxx).
It's got fixed sights and shows absolutely no indications of having been altered in any way.
My question is: Why does it chamber .357Mag rounds?
I was showing a friend the difference between .38spl and .357Mag. I had just explained that .357Mag can't be shot in a .38spl because the cartridge is too long. I demonstrated by dropping in a .357Mag cartridge and it slid home flush. I tried all 6 cylinders and had the same result in each.
WTH???
Can somebody please fill me in on what's going on with this pistol?
Thanks
Mike Gray