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m&p45acp10+1 · January 28, 2013, 05:58 PM

You can use Trail Boss. Hodgdon has instructions on how to figure a load.

Load a dummy round. use a bullet to find where the bottom of the seated bullet is make a line. Line another case with it. Make a line on the new case. This is where the max load will go to. Fill the case to the line. Weigh the charge. This is max load. Reduce to 70% of max. This is the starting load.

Note it will not give high velocity. Though it does give consitent velcoties when charged by volume. It is all I use for cast lead in .38 spcl.

January 28, 2013, 05:58 PM	#12
m&p45acp10+1 Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 3,930	You can use Trail Boss. Hodgdon has instructions on how to figure a load. Load a dummy round. use a bullet to find where the bottom of the seated bullet is make a line. Line another case with it. Make a line on the new case. This is where the max load will go to. Fill the case to the line. Weigh the charge. This is max load. Reduce to 70% of max. This is the starting load. Note it will not give high velocity. Though it does give consitent velcoties when charged by volume. It is all I use for cast lead in .38 spcl. __________________ No matter how many times you do it and nothing happens it only takes something going wrong one time to kill you.