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FightinAggieCHL wrote:That's my $.02, take it as you will.

No offense taken. I'm not trying to defend or excuse his never shooting his gun, but he is almost 50 and isn't going to change. That's just the way the situation is.
So, how dangerous to shoot a +P cartridge in a standard pressure 38 snubby? Might it result in a Kaboom with bloody hand and gun particles flying around? Has anyone tried it?

My son owns a Rossi 38 Special that is about 15 years old and owns only 5 standard pressure cartridges of the same age that are in the gun. (Obviously, he's not into guns.) He was wondering about the age of the cartridges so I was going to give him 5 new cartridges for his "home defense" revolver. All I had at the time were some +Ps that I carry in my S&W 642 but his 38 is not +P rated so I didn't give them to him.

I was wondering if he had a standard pressure Rossi 38 Special revolver and shot a +P cartridge in a self defense situation only, how risky would that be for him?