March 10, 2014, 02:29 PM | #1 |
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125/124 grain lead 38spcl
I have a couple of thousand 125 gr lead bullets that I would like to load in 38 special. All of my manuals show recipes for this with powders i don't have or can't get. They do show recipes for 124 gr lead bullets with powders I have on hand. Can somebody help me out here? Load safe, Shoot safe, Hoosier
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March 10, 2014, 03:06 PM | #2 |
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Sure thing...I use the Lee 120 TC and 125 RNF....4.5 of Bullseye or Red Dot or 5.0 W-231/HP-38 or 5.5 of Unique. Just be sure that you don't double charge. All were accurate and great plinking loads.
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March 10, 2014, 04:25 PM | #3 |
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I'm out of red dot. got VV N320 and Accurate #5 on the shelf. Having trouble getting anything else.
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March 10, 2014, 04:38 PM | #4 |
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One grain of bullet weight will make no difference in the load.
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March 10, 2014, 05:26 PM | #5 |
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What powders do you have?
I'm cast a lot of different wts. but the one I'm using that is closest to what you mention is the 356-120-TC. I'm shooting them "as cast" as they drop out of my mold at around .358. I just load target/plinking rounds for my 38s. Currently I'm loading the lead 120 TC over 3.5 gr. of Bullseye. I seat to COAL of1.510. Seat so top of casing mouth is just below top of lube/crimp groove and I use a light to operate roll crimp. CCI standard SPP. I am getting some good results out of my 5" M & P as well as my 5 1/2" Ruger NV. I haven't tried them yet in my 4" Combat Masterpiece but I expect they will shoot equally as well. This particular bullet has a conventional lube ring. I tumble lube them in Alox/paste wax and they work just fine - no leading problems in any of my 38s.
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March 13, 2014, 10:28 PM | #7 |
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Accurate Arms No. 5
Your AA#5 will work. It leans a bit to the slow side, but it'll work. I don't have a specific load recipe. But I'd start in the 6.5g neighborhood, and probably end up around the 7.0g neighborhood. I assume you just want to make general purpose shooters - "plinkers," as they're often referred.
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