Thread: 38 wadcutter
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Old October 26, 2011, 08:25 AM   #5
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Yup, 2.7 grains of Bullseye is the old standard load for the .38 Special wadcutter. I've used it with lead and with plated. It gives me about 660 fps from my 4" guns.

One day I was playing with my chronograph and decided to chrony that load through my Marlin 1894C, so I loaded some and sent them over the screens. It seems that I'm getting 606 fps from the carbine. Good accuracy, but the longer barrel was showing reduced velocity, probably from the bore friction.
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