Yep, it's safe to shoot .38 rounds out of a .357. I always use at least semi-jacketed rounds to avoid any lead build-up and to make cleaning easier. As long as you do not choose a really wide mouth hollow point bullet you should not have any problems with rounds feeding. The felt recoil of the...
I’ve got the 20” model and still on the factory setting with only about 200 rounds thru it and haven’t had any problems.
But I will be looking closer at my brass after reading all this.