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zxcvbob · November 20, 2010, 12:50 PM

You can sanity-check AA#7 data by comparing it to a similar load using Blue Dot. They should be about the same, with the #7 using just a little more powder.

#7 is not a very good choice for .38 Special; it works a lot better in .357 Magnum. It should be usable with the heavier bullets -- but it will take twice as much powder as something more appropriate, and you'll get lots of unburned powder.

I think you'd be a lot happier with Bullseye.

November 20, 2010, 12:50 PM	#4
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 3,657	You can sanity-check AA#7 data by comparing it to a similar load using Blue Dot. They should be about the same, with the #7 using just a little more powder. #7 is not a very good choice for .38 Special; it works a lot better in .357 Magnum. It should be usable with the heavier bullets -- but it will take twice as much powder as something more appropriate, and you'll get lots of unburned powder. I think you'd be a lot happier with Bullseye. __________________ "The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun"