The pistol or revolver of good quality is vital. ,I looked at Speer data, nothing there. Enter to win an FN FAL Rifle.
Note the dark band of lube on the 3 lead bullets. Just shows the importance of trying/checking the feel of a gun and if possible, test firing it, before you buy it. I once rented a Ruger LCR in .38 Special. In half a dozen different sixguns, it ranged from accurate to spectacular. While I wish I could carry a 5 .45 WITNESS with several 10 round mags, as a senior citizen, the S&W J frame is my user friendly alternate. It was introduced in 1902 by Smith & Wesson, and has since become a worldwide cartridge. 2.7 GR WST IS TOO LIGHT FOR THE 50 YD LINE. It's given me good results in the 2, 3 and 4 inch barreled.
Midwest Supply Group. MAGTECH 38SPL 125 FMJ FLAT 50/1000 And this is a guy who normally trusted nothing but a 45 acp. Any discussion of Bullseye is incomplete without mentioning a few of the downsides. Hmm. All the data says this should be an OK load , even "mid-range" for non +p. Nice thing about reloading is that loads can be tailored for the gun that you are shooting. Think a lot of people would find that a .44 special or .45 Colt, in a decent revolver, a viable alternate to a pistol. I shoot a Glock 21, and had a great time shooting some poly coated 230 grain round noses today. Reducing consumables (and therefore cost) that much more is definitely appealing to me. Notes: primer: CCI 500; case: Speer; NOTE: All loads are maximum. Thx so it seems like for the long line I need to get some sagged bullets. I thought the DR program was NRA, not CMP. The trigger has smoothed out over time. Thank you. Generally, I'm looking for a load that produces accuracy from approx. One cool load Im working on is two pellets of 000 Buck. I estimate that the price for each of the three loads runs between $7 and $8 per box of 50. Reduce by 10% to establish a starting charge weight. As a young man, I came into a couple of cases of hand-me-down factory mid-range wadcutters. Stylish But Serious: Kimber Super Carry Pro, Survival Savvy: Gearing Up for the Next Level, Force Multiplier: Knife and Gun Integration. Bullseye 3.2gr / 763fps --> 4.2gr / 892fps (max), Unique 4.3gr / 773fps --> 5.3gr / 944fps (max), 231 3.9gr / 733fps --> 4.8gr / 896pfs (max). The Charter Arms .44 models are potential CCWs, but are too light to properly handle the .44 spl. Has anyone loaded 38 special with these compoments? have been factored in, but Looks like starting with roughly 4.2 of W231. Initially I shot them out of my Dads prized Smith & Wesson 686 and learned a great deal about double-action shooting and what a truly accurate handgun can do with a wadcutter. CorBon Self Defense, 38 Special, 125 Grain, Jacketed Hollow Point, +P, 20 Round Box 38125 Interesting. It is less of an issue on a progressive press, but still requires attention. One cool load Im working on is two pellets of 000 Buck.. Bonus is the CT #305 grips are both large enough to be actually useful, and can use the laser, or turn it off if you dont need the laser. So . They are low because of swaged bullets. LRNFP - your load, with a plated bullet should be Very Similar, or slightly slower and safer. Thanks for your help. . This 1911 halved its normal so-so accuracy with 200-grain Hornady C/T SWC, shooting this nice two-inch group. Many reloading manuals also list an estimated pressure with a given load. The 36s greater weight makes it much easier to shoot than the 638. (Note: These are near maximum loads (in some cases ARE MAXIMUM), you should use 10%. And yes I appreciate them for a hunting gun because of their fine accuracy and find trigger pulls (older classic guns). But one classic target load is not far behind the .38 wadcutter in its own reputation with target shooters: a 200-grain semiwadcutter bottling up 4.6 grains of Bullseye. I have often thought about reloading .357 brass to .38 special velocities to get around that, but have just never decided to actually do it. I dunno. I will always love the 38 SPL (never cared much for 357 Mag), but that 3 seven shot Charter with both 32 S&W Long and 32 H&R Mag is truly the bees knees. JHP, 125 gr. Therefore, the conventional wisdom is that they must be loaded to a lower velocity. I make a habit of counting the number of reloads I make by keeping a tally of primer and bullet boxes. 2 and No. Ive played with several that I like, but the classic in 9mm is 4.4 grains driving a 115-grain jacketed bullet. Home About Partners Contact. I have experimented with both of Hornadys 200-grain semiwadcutters in this load: the more button-nosed SWC and the longer Combat/Target (C/T) version. Ive loaded some wadcutters to the point of being flush with the case mouth and big lead bullets almost to the front of the cylinder. I dont bother polishing my .38 brass because I just dont let it fall in the mud or dirt. . You are absolutely correct. Hi. I prefer the slower burning Unique, and I also use it for .357 magnum, just more of it. Traditionally, the max SAAMI pressures were: 38 S&W 14,500 HAVE FUN JP. 2.9 of Clays is soft enough and dead accurate at 50yds. Ive long since changed to a press, but that Lee Loader in its cardboard box is still in a storage box for obsolescent reloading gear. Bullseye is the best powder I have found for 38 special. Ive been looking for a reason to get into reloading, and am particularly intrigued by the extremely long case life of .38 Special. Its the only gun that has appreciated in value (as long as you ignore inflation). Just got back into reloading 38 special again after a long hiatus with no revolver, and was instantly reminded of what a joy it is to reload. A bullet with a copper gas check or copper plating is best for INDOOR ranges to keep lead vapors out of the air. Maybe its just my age, but I may never shoot a 38 again after discovering the 32. The 125 Hornady XTP, a jacketed hollow point bullet that can easily handle 1500 fps velocities. My brother put CT laser grips on his wifes M36. Accurate's No. Lucky me. want me to write up an article about 3d printed .38 special bullets that Ive been working? Ideal load in a 2 J Frame .38. I do this for my .357s but this article is about .38 Special loads. Yes I do have a few of the older high quality classic revolvers not the current made Cast Iron garbage that is being vomited out today. And if youre doing that [shooting 158 grain bullets at 1200 fps muzzle velocity] with a snub.let me know I wanna watch you shoot em. I tried 10 shots of each: 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7. A handgunner using .38 Specials is set for targets, plinking and small game while .357 Mag. These are put into a large hydraulic press and extruded into a continuous coil of wire. The big medicine was delivered by a 1911, but S&W K frames (favorites were Models 12 & 64) took care of everything else. 32 H&R Mag 21,000 Load shot well out of a variety of service handguns. I'm looking for some recipes for 38 special for a 125 grain copper plated (like Berry's) flat point bullet using Unique, Bullseye, or W231. I agree with your .38 Special assessment points for the very same reasons. 2.) swatmag.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. I bought him as a gift a 642 with the black rubber grips, a few speedloaders w/big knob tops, and Hornady 125 grain FTX loads. Wes, SASS Wire rules prohibit posting specific load data on the forum, but it can be passed along via private message or email. Try. Hodgdons Clays, International, Universal and HP38 are good choices. Accurate, powder-puff recoil, and serious power all in one. I am aware of the plated bullet limitations on BE accuracy and am more interested in them for their "plinkability". I wish Id had a commercial version of this load in my ammo allocation when we were tasked with getting classes of students up to special operations standards with the issue custom 1911s. Currently using Titegroup, but started out with, and loaded many thousands of rounds, with Bullseye.
Working up a 38 Special load - xtreme 125gr + titegroup Now theres an old memory. I have some W231 that I use for my .38 super. Reloading Data for .38 Special - Load Data - 1895Gunner. 110gr JHP! defensive ammo. On my J frame S&W without the CT #305 Laser Grips, I swapped out to a Hoque set. 2.7 gr. Only need cast when driving up to 1200 fps or so. I completely understand the respect for the performance of the 327 Fed, but not being a big fan of the 357 Mag (or 38 SPL plus P for that matter) I havent been drawn to the 327. Tim: The Lyman 49th edition lists the accuracy loads for their cast bullets. Going up to 3.9 Gr for +P. Similarly on drills with set times such as firing five shots in five seconds onto a bull at ten yards, the Bullseye load allows a little more time per shot to take advantage of a great 1911 trigger and lets the shooter nearly push shots into the same hole. For 3 that actually doesnt kick too badly. When you could leave city limits and just about every dirt mound in sight, was a plinking range. Ammunition is available everywhere handguns are legal.
A .38 Special mystery---what is the reason for this load? They are true classics, and I hope you get as much use out of them! I may have to rethink my plan. I favor the appearance of the C/T load and find it slightly easier to grab and orient in the loading process. I have 4 handguns that will shoot .38. Everyone here who has tried plated bullets including myself, have had disappointing results in accuracy. Upload or insert images from URL.
.38 special Montana Gold 125GR FMJ Load Data???? I dont mind it at all, though others do and look to similar performing powders that address these things. This gun now wears factory synthetic grips which are decent but could use more girth behind the trigger guard. If there is only ONE load, it is MAX. .38 Special Montana Gold 125 FMJ Power Pistol 6.1 COL 1.417 Tested with a S&W-686-3, 6", ambient temperature about 32 degrees, no wind, target posted at 25 feet (hey, I'm testing handloads for use, not my long range bear killing skills, defensive only). THAT TIME IS BETTER SPENT LEARNING HOW TO SHOOT THE REVOLVER IN THE RAPID FIRE PORTION. So you only hang onto the primer boxes loosely? RN, 160 gr. Clays, Universal, HP38, HS6 and H4895 are products of Hodgdon Powders. I have a few 30-30 cases modified to shoot singles with a very light load. Never got around to trying the T grips.
Top .38 Special Loads for Carry - Firearms News Min Charge Max Charge Optimal Charge Bullet Make Bullet Type Primer Notes; Hodgdon - 700-X: 125 gr. https://www.bullseyeforum.net/t2221-distinguished-revolver-loads-that-don-t-suck. The cold header swages a bullet in one or two strokes. 3.8 gr. I'm guessing they still go bang, and leave the gun to go downrange. I soon traded off a Colt Frontier Scout .22 LR for an S&W Model 15 and happily chased all manner of small game and landfill targets with my stash of wadcutters. Robert Frost. Prefer to use the CT model 305 laser grips in lieu of S&W grips. When I finally nabbed my own canisters of Bullseye, the first load I spun up was 2.7 grains under Hornadys hollow-base wadcutters.