380 auto load info for 115 grain bullets

firedoc48878 · September 4, 2013, 02:36 PM

Does anyone have any loading info on 380 auto loads with 115 grain bullets

Clark · September 5, 2013, 10:30 AM

A book load is Sierra 4th 1995 .380, 115 gr JHP, 2.1 gr Bullseye, .93" OAL

CAUTION: The following post includes loading data beyond or not covered by currently published maximums for this cartridge. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Neither the writer, The Firing Line, nor the staff of TFL assume any liability for any damage or injury resulting from use of this information.
I also did some overload testing with 380s, Win 115 gr JHP, Bullseye to see what happens:
380 115 gr JHP Bullseye
0) Book load Sierra 2.1 gr = 0% extra powder 0% extra powder
1) Kel-Tec P3AT case support .290" case bulge 3.6 gr = 71% extra powder
2) Ruger LCP case support .270" case bulge 3.6 gr = 71% extra powder
3) Bryco case support .125", case bulge 4.6 gr = 119% extra powder
4) Beretta 1934 case support , chamber bulge 6.5 gr= 210% extra powder
5) Browning 1903 case support, no more powder will fit 6.5 gr = 210% extra powder

September 4, 2013, 02:36 PM	#1
firedoc48878 Junior Member Join Date: April 12, 2013 Posts: 3	380 auto load info for 115 grain bullets Does anyone have any loading info on 380 auto loads with 115 grain bullets

September 5, 2013, 10:30 AM	#2
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	A book load is Sierra 4th 1995 .380, 115 gr JHP, 2.1 gr Bullseye, .93" OAL CAUTION: The following post includes loading data beyond or not covered by currently published maximums for this cartridge. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Neither the writer, The Firing Line, nor the staff of TFL assume any liability for any damage or injury resulting from use of this information. I also did some overload testing with 380s, Win 115 gr JHP, Bullseye to see what happens: 380 115 gr JHP Bullseye 0) Book load Sierra 2.1 gr = 0% extra powder 0% extra powder 1) Kel-Tec P3AT case support .290" case bulge 3.6 gr = 71% extra powder 2) Ruger LCP case support .270" case bulge 3.6 gr = 71% extra powder 3) Bryco case support .125", case bulge 4.6 gr = 119% extra powder 4) Beretta 1934 case support , chamber bulge 6.5 gr= 210% extra powder 5) Browning 1903 case support, no more powder will fit 6.5 gr = 210% extra powder __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?