bearman

new guy here i just went thru the same thing, i converted my atlantic giant patch to clover for the dear, i contacted the local university (of new hampshire) coop extension, they were more than helpfull and very willing to help, thats a good place to start, and am i glad i did, its coming in wonderfull, needed to be seeded by sept 10, in my area, but i got info if that date could not be met, good luck kevin

thankyou for the kind words i will take your advice and find a rep gunsmith. i have tried a box of s&w38 shells, the gun shop sold em to me after looking at the gun, the shells would not go into the cylynder, gun shop said go home and clean it real good, after a thorough cleaning they still would not go in freely, i then miked the s&w 38 cassing, .380, , roughly 3 thousands to big. i miked a 38 sp. cassing, .375, cylynder .377, im not a machinest, so these #,s are close not 100% accurate, unfortunatly, i left the old shells that were in the gun at the gunshop, for the lead, they were short, fit fine, 3 were s&w and 1 was colt, i never measured them, i am in n.h., there seems to be a shortage of shells, i had to travel to find this shop who had the shells, so running back there is a great inconvenience, plus, he sold me the wrong shells to begin with, hence, find reputable gunsmith. the first post was very nice, thankyou, that was the feeling that i got while researching my gun on google and opening real tree forums, mature people with respect for one and another. thanks kevin

i am amazed at the wealth of knowledge here on this forum,ive been trying to get info on my hand gun for the past week and going nuts, yesterday while reading this forum i think i got the info that i need, but still not sure on 1 safety issue. i have s&w 38 special us service ctgs, dec. 17, 01 ser.# 20977, f535, its been in the family as long as i can remember, im 57, had it a long time, dads gone, now its mine to keep. im not to knoweledgable with firearms and ive been getting different info for its ammo, after yesterdays read i assume it takes a 38 special shell, this shell fits perfect, the s&w 38 shell were short and to wide. something mentioned was a cowboy shell, i have no idea of what that is, i have purchased a box of winchester 38 special 130 gr fmj which are roughly 1 7/16 inch long, can this shell be used in this gun, i do not shoot very much, i am just concerned that this shell could harm the firearm (and myself), just a note, the shells that came with the gun were 38,s but were much shorter and the same dia. as the 38 sp. any help will be very appreciated, thankyou kevin