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mjrodney · April 26, 2006, 11:17 AM

It seems light to me too, Leftoverdj, but that's based on a hunch and not real experience.

The Clay jar label calls for 2.5 grains, for a 148 LWC. I figured 10% below that for a mild load.

The bullets I bought from a local dealer, and the box calls them a 148g LSWC. They look like the standard double ended full wad cutter, with two lube grooves and the cannelure for crimping; but where they differ is on one end, where there is a small protrusion that is smaller than the bullet body. I guess that is what makes them a semi-wadcutter.

I weighed 50 of them on a digital scale and they came out to be 148.5 grains on the average.

These 50 I loaded this morning, and perhaps I need to load another 50 at the 2.5 grain mark, like it says on the Clay jar, before I go to the range this weekend.

Anyone else with Clays experience have more on this?

April 26, 2006, 11:17 AM	#3
mjrodney Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2006 Location: SW Florida Posts: 435	RE: Clays, 2.3 grains, 148g LSWC, .38 special, soft load? Too soft? It seems light to me too, Leftoverdj, but that's based on a hunch and not real experience. The Clay jar label calls for 2.5 grains, for a 148 LWC. I figured 10% below that for a mild load. The bullets I bought from a local dealer, and the box calls them a 148g LSWC. They look like the standard double ended full wad cutter, with two lube grooves and the cannelure for crimping; but where they differ is on one end, where there is a small protrusion that is smaller than the bullet body. I guess that is what makes them a semi-wadcutter. I weighed 50 of them on a digital scale and they came out to be 148.5 grains on the average. These 50 I loaded this morning, and perhaps I need to load another 50 at the 2.5 grain mark, like it says on the Clay jar, before I go to the range this weekend. Anyone else with Clays experience have more on this?