A .38 Special in a tiny, featherweight aluminum-framed revolver with a 1-inch barrel like an S&W J-frame, is still manageable for most shooters and surprisingly accurate. And snubby revolvers still ...

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The .38 Special was developed in 1898 as an improvement over the .38 Long Colt, a much weaker standard military issue revolver cartridge that proved too weak and inadequate against the Moro ...

In 2018, the company launched a new all-steel version of the popular Model 85, with that oh-so-desirable extra chamber, called the Model 856 chambered in .38 Special.

But it’s also because using a 38 Special revolver—or firing 38 Special ammunition in a 357 Magnum revolver—sometimes just does the job better, depending on what the job is.

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But it’s also because, depending on what the job is, using a 38 Special revolver—or firing 38 Special ammunition in a 357 Magnum revolver—sometimes just does the job better.

The first K-Frame revolver, the .38 Military & Police (M&P), was introduced in 1899. Outfitted with barrels between 4" to 8" in length, it quickly became one of Smith & Wesson's most popular models.

Her abuelita carried a .38 Special pistol. Her mother beat up her daughter’s bullies with chanclas (a.k.a., the always-effective flip-flop) and threatened them with other makeshift weapons.