The post on old .38 S&W moulds got me thinking..can anyone tell me what the outside case dia. of the S&W .38 is? Thanks!
The post on old .38 S&W moulds got me thinking..can anyone tell me what the outside case dia. of the S&W .38 is? Thanks!
.3855 at the neck, .3865 at the base near the rim, so roughly 6 thousandths bigger than a .38 Special.
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