And to answer your question about whether or not you can shoot them with smokeless ammo... this depends on the year they was made and the condition of the gun, and what load you use...38 S&W are ok if in good shape for anything 1900 forward... even older within reason, the reason why is because the owner of S&W knew that smokeless ammo was going to be mass produced soon, as a lot of the cartridges at the time was making the transfer to it. The S&W 38 rounds in smokeless ammo is ok as long as it's a light load. Be careful with what S&W 38 modern round you use, make sure it's a lighter load even then remember that these are old guns, they're not as good as they used to be and can be damaged if not taken care of. There are companies whom still produce the ammo in black powder and that is what is mainly recommended for use and even then make sure that your gun is safe to shoot as a lot of people were known to abuse these as well because of their well made design. It's best to have a gunsmith look at it under a microscope to see if there are any bad cracks and chips that you can't see that could make it explode if used wrong LoL. I have always loved the lemon squeezer...one of my favorite guns ever made and I one day hope to make my own versions of them for my own enjoyment at home once I finally get into gunsmithing. LoL.
Revolver, semi auto, all pistols to me. I have 38 safety hammerless just like that one though it is an 1897 made one. Only difference is the latch. They are great little guns. Ammos a little hard to find. I reload mine. Nice video
@@knightingalesaid yes, I'm carrying a Russian model in 45 colt and 45 Schofield. I like the shorter Schofield cartridges. The have a bigger rim. They were designed for the ejector. The colt round sometimes gets stuck under the ejector star and get caught up in the cylinder. I'd love to find a S&W 38. Single action model. Their just a small version of the Russian model
I have a couple of them to that was passed down. Did you see the video were the dude had the Irvin Johnson and was shooting 380 out of it with moon clips? That can't be safe.
@@radicaledwards3449 not sure which true .38 your referring to? .38 S&W uses a .360-.361 bullet. .38 special, .38 colt, .357 magnum all use a .357-.358 sized bullet. You can check most reloading data info.
@@radicaledwards3449 .38 S&W is about .3595-.3615. I use .360 sized bullets that work good. It's actually a little hard to find bullets that size. They say you can use hollow based .357 bullets too. The hollow based expands when fired, to fill the rifling. I've never used them
You can also find them in pawn shops sometimes as well just be careful with them. I just got one in it's original everything... beautiful even the old real hard rubber grips are in tact which is rare from what the historical site told me. I plan on getting some black powder rounds for it and rarely shoot it but I am glad that I found it, I've always wanted one sense I was very little because I loved the ones on TV. Begged the people at the local pawn shop to hold on to it and let me pay for it as I could. LoL.
This video is very misleading: Smith and Wesson never had a caliber called a .38 Short. It was called the .38 Smith and Wesson...PERIOD. Colt had calibers called .38 Short Colt and .38 Long Colt buy they were smaller in diameter than the .38 S&W: .357 for Colt and .361 for S&W. The .38 S&W caliber was very popular and Colt eventually made revolvers chambered for this .361 round but Colt would call their bullet the Colt New Police. These rounds: .38 short Colt, .38 long Colt, and .38 S&W and .38 New Po;ice were all low power. Eventually S&W would introduce the .38 Smith and Wesson Special with ballistics nearing twice the power as those previous bullets. It also had a diameter of .357 as used today and commonly referred to as the .38 special.
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Great revolver I never knew about or heard of a .38 short. Another cool gun you seem to have quite a collection. Thanks for the video
Thanks for the comment. Have a great day.
Yes, it was kind of a dead end cartridge. Case was a little wider than 38 special but short. Looks like the 38 short colt
And to answer your question about whether or not you can shoot them with smokeless ammo... this depends on the year they was made and the condition of the gun, and what load you use...38 S&W are ok if in good shape for anything 1900 forward... even older within reason, the reason why is because the owner of S&W knew that smokeless ammo was going to be mass produced soon, as a lot of the cartridges at the time was making the transfer to it. The S&W 38 rounds in smokeless ammo is ok as long as it's a light load. Be careful with what S&W 38 modern round you use, make sure it's a lighter load even then remember that these are old guns, they're not as good as they used to be and can be damaged if not taken care of. There are companies whom still produce the ammo in black powder and that is what is mainly recommended for use and even then make sure that your gun is safe to shoot as a lot of people were known to abuse these as well because of their well made design. It's best to have a gunsmith look at it under a microscope to see if there are any bad cracks and chips that you can't see that could make it explode if used wrong LoL. I have always loved the lemon squeezer...one of my favorite guns ever made and I one day hope to make my own versions of them for my own enjoyment at home once I finally get into gunsmithing. LoL.
Thanks for the comment! I really think there is a market for this design today. It is a really awesome design and compact.
Revolver, semi auto, all pistols to me. I have 38 safety hammerless just like that one though it is an 1897 made one. Only difference is the latch. They are great little guns. Ammos a little hard to find. I reload mine. Nice video
It’s a revolver for sure. I think people would buy that design today. I like the Schofield, but it’s so big though. Like the Dead Man’s Gun movie.
@@knightingalesaid yes, I'm carrying a Russian model in 45 colt and 45 Schofield. I like the shorter Schofield cartridges. The have a bigger rim. They were designed for the ejector. The colt round sometimes gets stuck under the ejector star and get caught up in the cylinder. I'd love to find a S&W 38. Single action model. Their just a small version of the Russian model
I have a couple of them to that was passed down. Did you see the video were the dude had the Irvin Johnson and was shooting 380 out of it with moon clips? That can't be safe.
@@JimD410 no, I can't imagine. I have both calibers. .380 is pretty stout in comparison!!
They are 38 S&W. They will fire aa 38 short colt if you reload with the .360 diameter bullet
Thanks , I didn’t know that.
.360 bullet is for .357and .38 S&W .38 is true 38 .360 will work but key hole
@@radicaledwards3449 not sure which true .38 your referring to? .38 S&W uses a .360-.361 bullet. .38 special, .38 colt, .357 magnum all use a .357-.358 sized bullet. You can check most reloading data info.
@@jimh6763 Then what are the dimensions of lands and grooves in the rifling?
@@radicaledwards3449 .38 S&W is about .3595-.3615. I use .360 sized bullets that work good. It's actually a little hard to find bullets that size. They say you can use hollow based .357 bullets too. The hollow based expands when fired, to fill the rifling. I've never used them
Please tell me where I can buy one. Hard to find
Check “Guns America.” & “Gunbroker.com.” Web sites. Thanks for the comment!!
You can also find them in pawn shops sometimes as well just be careful with them. I just got one in it's original everything... beautiful even the old real hard rubber grips are in tact which is rare from what the historical site told me. I plan on getting some black powder rounds for it and rarely shoot it but I am glad that I found it, I've always wanted one sense I was very little because I loved the ones on TV. Begged the people at the local pawn shop to hold on to it and let me pay for it as I could. LoL.
I inherited the same firearm S# 199599
It's in mint condition. I'd love to find .38 black powder rounds.. thx for vid
Thanks for the comment. You could load a .38 with black powder. I shoot black guns too.
This video is very misleading: Smith and Wesson never had a caliber called a .38 Short. It was called the .38 Smith and Wesson...PERIOD. Colt had calibers called .38 Short Colt and .38 Long Colt buy they were smaller in diameter than the .38 S&W: .357 for Colt and .361 for S&W. The .38 S&W caliber was very popular and Colt eventually made revolvers chambered for this .361 round but Colt would call their bullet the Colt New Police. These rounds: .38 short Colt, .38 long Colt, and .38 S&W and .38 New Po;ice were all low power. Eventually S&W would introduce the .38 Smith and Wesson Special with ballistics nearing twice the power as those previous bullets. It also had a diameter of .357 as used today and commonly referred to as the .38 special.
Thank you for that correction! You are right. A .38 colt short is too large for this revolver. The SW ctg. is smaller.