What do you folks think of this....

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  1. Dr. Krieg

    Dr. Krieg Stay at Home Astronaut. Administrator Overlord

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    38 S&W is uncommon? Damn.
     
    Dr. Krieg, Aug 24, 2017
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    shootER Insubordinate...and churlish Administrator

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    It's from the 1800s and only a few companies make those cartridges these days.

    .38 Special, OTOH, is not a wildcat round.
     
    shootER, Aug 24, 2017
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  3. Dr. Krieg

    Dr. Krieg Stay at Home Astronaut. Administrator Overlord

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    I'm going to assume they're not interchangeable. :(
     
    Dr. Krieg, Aug 24, 2017
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    shootER Insubordinate...and churlish Administrator

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    They aren't.
     
    shootER, Aug 24, 2017
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  5. Dr. Krieg

    Dr. Krieg Stay at Home Astronaut. Administrator Overlord

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    My bad, I looked at the ad again, it's 38 Special.
     
    Dr. Krieg, Aug 24, 2017
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    Dr. Krieg, Aug 24, 2017
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    Paladin Overjoyed Man of Liberty

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    Fixing it would cost more than a newer (and better) gun.

    I wouldn't want anything to do with a gun that had that kind of, er, irregularity in the barrel. Something very bad happened. If it had been a little bit worse, it would've ruptured the barrel. My guess is there was an obstruction (water, mud, snow, an old cleaning patch) in the barrel and someone shot it out. Doubt it was another bullet. That usually causes things to come apart.
     
    Paladin, Aug 25, 2017
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  8. TheBurgerKing

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    Seriously, don't cheap out on a gun for personal defense. Get a rock island 1911 or a used Glock 19 or even a S&W sigma.
     
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