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thedaddycat · March 21, 2012, 08:58 PM

I have made a couple of batches with a friend for the .38 Special. We used Berry's plated 158 grain FP and RN, both with 3.5 grains of WST and CCI primers. These are practice and plinking loads, easy on the wrist and they seem to give decent accuracy from my revolvers. My oldest daughter likes to shoot the lighter .38 loads, not so much .357 or .44 magnums, so this one works for me. The last time we went to the range she shot up a couple of boxes in short order so I guess I'll need to have at least a couple hundred loaded up at all times as a minimum "on hand" supply.

Teenagers, they eat up all the food and shoot up all the ammo.....

Maybe I'll just have to teach her how to reload her own!

March 21, 2012, 08:58 PM	#8
thedaddycat Senior Member Join Date: September 25, 2011 Posts: 388	I have made a couple of batches with a friend for the .38 Special. We used Berry's plated 158 grain FP and RN, both with 3.5 grains of WST and CCI primers. These are practice and plinking loads, easy on the wrist and they seem to give decent accuracy from my revolvers. My oldest daughter likes to shoot the lighter .38 loads, not so much .357 or .44 magnums, so this one works for me. The last time we went to the range she shot up a couple of boxes in short order so I guess I'll need to have at least a couple hundred loaded up at all times as a minimum "on hand" supply. Teenagers, they eat up all the food and shoot up all the ammo..... Maybe I'll just have to teach her how to reload her own!