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dickttx · February 16, 2012, 12:28 PM

HP38/231 will work well in all of those cartridges.
I have never used anything but CCI primers. They work well, but no reason why any of the others wont work just as well.
As has been mentioned by several others, starting out, jacketed bullets are easier to load and there is lots of data for specific bullets. When you go to lead there is very often not specific data for specific bullets.
I would buy in smaller quantities (1# powder, 100 primers, 100 bullets) until you find a combination you like.

February 16, 2012, 12:28 PM	#4
dickttx Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2011 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 500	HP38/231 will work well in all of those cartridges. I have never used anything but CCI primers. They work well, but no reason why any of the others wont work just as well. As has been mentioned by several others, starting out, jacketed bullets are easier to load and there is lots of data for specific bullets. When you go to lead there is very often not specific data for specific bullets. I would buy in smaller quantities (1# powder, 100 primers, 100 bullets) until you find a combination you like. __________________ Education teaches you the rules, experience teaches you the exceptions (Plagiarized from Claude Clay)