Traditions 1851 Navy Conversion in .38 Special Loading

by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Thursday, July 07, 2016, 12:12 (3000 days ago)

I'm shaky about the early Colt models and their reproductions but I'm pretty sure I've got it correct.

Here they are:

I would assume because it's recent production, that any standard pressure .38 Spl load is OK. I can see plenty of reasons not to hot-rod but would I be better served using lighter-than-standard loads? Or just run standard .38's and quit thinking about it?

Thanks for the input,
Hoot