yes, but not too often in a light weight 38 revolver.
Yes.
You can shoot them in a .357 Magnum revolver, but that's about it.
No
.38 Special, yes. Other .38 cartridges (such as the .38 Long Colt or .38 Super), no.
NO, a 38 Special is actually .357 caliber. NO, a 38 Special is actually .357 caliber. A 38 special is NOT a 357 magnum. Both bullet heads are about .357 in diameter. The difference between the 38 and 357 is the length of the brass case. The 357 brass case is a bit longer then the 38 special case, and the gun powder load is a bit higher then the 38 special load...... Further, you can shoot a 38 special case in the 357 magnum revolver, however, you cannot fire a 357 magnum round in the 38 special. The 38 special cylinder is too short for the 357 round......
caliber 38 is a caliber 38. bullet dia. is .357 caliber deals with the dia. or measurement around the bullet head, not the bullet case.
Close. a .38 caliber is usually closer to .357 caliber.
colt 357
The actual bullet diameter (as well as that of the .38 Special) is .357.
Depending on what it is chamberd for, yes.
No. The bullet is too big. A 30-30 is a .30 caliber bullet. a .38 bullet is .357 caliber