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griz · January 29, 2012, 12:35 PM

I probably shoot more 38 than any other centerfire cal. Most of it is my "cowboy" load, which is a light weight lead bullet at a sedate 700 FPS or so that covers most plinking and SASS duty, and a regular 158 grain SWC at max (not +P) to handle any serious practice. Other than that are a few SWCHP loads at full +P levels, and the occasional jacketed load for less smoke on indoor ranges. That's about it.

January 29, 2012, 12:35 PM	#2
griz Senior Member Join Date: August 1, 2000 Location: Middle Peninsula, VA Posts: 1,394	I probably shoot more 38 than any other centerfire cal. Most of it is my "cowboy" load, which is a light weight lead bullet at a sedate 700 FPS or so that covers most plinking and SASS duty, and a regular 158 grain SWC at max (not +P) to handle any serious practice. Other than that are a few SWCHP loads at full +P levels, and the occasional jacketed load for less smoke on indoor ranges. That's about it.