Should I go up? Seat deeper? Crimp more? All of the above?
N320, 5.1gr, small pistol primer, assorted brass, 125gr copper-plated bullet. All went bang, but one only just! It was a weak pop, but it did leave the barrel.
Bear in mind that this load was the stronest of 4 charges I loaded and tried. It is Lyman's listed as the max load for a 125gr JHP.
These cartridges were not particularly accurate, even at about 7 yds, and chrono'ed at only about 640fps (2" barrel, 125gr bullet on Ballistics By The Inch gives a value of about 750fps).
Between that and the single weak shop, I'm guessing it is a borderline weak load, despite being near max for the hollow-point Lymans lists.
So, how to proceed, considering that my .38Spl is a relatively fragile type and wouldn't take high pressures very well?
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