Carbine/pistol load help

JakeSnakeSlim · June 8, 2010, 10:32 PM

Need help on a 38 special load for my 20" carbine that will not lead the barrel. Want to use the same bullets (LRNFP) and powder that I use for my 4 " revolver. If I keep the load light such as 3.2 g of bullseye for the revolver I don't know if the fast powder is any good for the carbine loads.

Would like to come up with a 158g bullet/powder combination to use for both that won't cause leading problems for target shooting with the pistol or the carbine. I like simple cause I'm simple. Any help would be most welcome. Thanks

Fingers McGee · June 9, 2010, 10:28 AM

I think you want this on the Handloading and reloading forum; no the BlackPowder forum

http://thefiringline.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9

JakeSnakeSlim · June 9, 2010, 12:55 PM

I thought maybe some cowboy action shooters would be loading the same bullet with the same powder charge for their handgun and carbines and could help me.

I reposted it on the handloading forum also.

Is all cowboy action shooting black powder?

Fingers McGee · June 9, 2010, 05:00 PM

No, not all - in fact only about 15% of CAS is blackpowder; but, there are very few smokeless shooters that haunt this forum. I figured you'd be better served on the handloading forum.

Post the question on the SASS WIRE http://sassnet.com/forums - if you havent already. You'll probably get a dozen answers in the first 30 minutes after you post

June 8, 2010, 10:32 PM	#1
JakeSnakeSlim Member Join Date: May 2, 2010 Posts: 59	Carbine/pistol load help Need help on a 38 special load for my 20" carbine that will not lead the barrel. Want to use the same bullets (LRNFP) and powder that I use for my 4 " revolver. If I keep the load light such as 3.2 g of bullseye for the revolver I don't know if the fast powder is any good for the carbine loads. Would like to come up with a 158g bullet/powder combination to use for both that won't cause leading problems for target shooting with the pistol or the carbine. I like simple cause I'm simple. Any help would be most welcome. Thanks

June 9, 2010, 10:28 AM	#2
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	I think you want this on the Handloading and reloading forum; no the BlackPowder forum http://thefiringline.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9 __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

June 9, 2010, 12:55 PM	#3
JakeSnakeSlim Member Join Date: May 2, 2010 Posts: 59	I thought maybe some cowboy action shooters would be loading the same bullet with the same powder charge for their handgun and carbines and could help me. I reposted it on the handloading forum also. Is all cowboy action shooting black powder? Last edited by JakeSnakeSlim; June 9, 2010 at 01:06 PM.

June 9, 2010, 05:00 PM	#4
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	No, not all - in fact only about 15% of CAS is blackpowder; but, there are very few smokeless shooters that haunt this forum. I figured you'd be better served on the handloading forum. Post the question on the SASS WIRE http://sassnet.com/forums - if you havent already. You'll probably get a dozen answers in the first 30 minutes after you post __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce