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As I understand it, +P will not "destroy" the gun. If it could, it would be unsafe to fire in any case. Proof test rounds in rifles develop pressures far in excess of the SAAMI standard; I expect that pistols are the same, and a .38 Special proof load would exceed the +P SAAMI spec. If anyone knows for sure, please let us know.

What it WILL do is wear the gun excessively, and a steady diet of the ammo CAN result in a dangerous situation. At the least, it will require the gun to be serviced by a competant gunsmith long before it normally would.

I'm taking my CCW class this March, and picked up a Taurus 85 for carry as well. I'll likely run one cylinder of +P through it, just to "feel" it, and then stick to standard pressure rounds for practice, with the warmer stuff as carry ammo.

Taurus advises against using it in the older guns for liability reasons. They don't want someone suing them because the gun fell apart after a few hundred rounds of the stuff. But one cylinder shouldn't hurt it, in my opinion.



BTW: First post here, and hello.


[Edit] Just looked on Taurus' website for the date of manufacture of my little gun. 1987. I'll be careful about the +P because of this, but will probably still carry +P once I get the CHL.