Preferred powder for light .38 and .357 loads - Page 2

joneb · March 1, 2008, 12:51 PM

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I also tried 3.5 grains of Trailboss but under a 158gr Berrys plated bullet.

IMR Trail Boss is for lead bullets only ?, I e-mailed IMR about using TB with plated and jacked bullets they're reply was " Trail Boss is for reloading lead bullets only " they did not give the reason

tomh1426 · March 1, 2008, 01:19 PM

I heard that too about Trailboss, also without a reason why not.
I load Berrys just like they were cast and so far they work pretty good.
Today Im loading up some 148 grain HP's I got from http://www.mastercastbullets.com/ Im excited, they look fun!

RNG · March 2, 2008, 06:23 AM

+1 on the w231. Use it for all my plinking loads. .380, 9mm, .38, .357, 45acp.

mtnbkr · March 2, 2008, 07:34 AM

For the 38, I like Bullseye, Unique, and Trail Boss (which works just fine with plated bullets in my experience).

For the 357mag, Unique and Power Pistol make great "not quite full bore magnum" loads.

Chris

GP100man · March 2, 2008, 09:35 PM

clays, more bang for the $ , tite group is a close 2nd
both are clean & easy to lite !!
as always 231/ hp38 is on the list also.

GP100man##

Yoosta B. Blue · March 3, 2008, 08:27 AM

T. O'Heir, I note that you offered this statement:
"2.5 to 2.8 grains of Bullseye with a 148 grain WC has been the .38 Special target load for eons. Works just fine using a .357 case too."

I'm a newbie at reloading and just want to see if I'm understanding this correctly. The only reloads related to this that I've loaded to date were some 110 grain JHP bullets. For those, I used 4.3 grains of Bullseye in the .38 cases, but increased the charge to 8.3 grains for .357. Are you saying that you could use 2.5 to 2.8 grains of Bullseye when loading either .38 or .357 rounds? (That is, both .38 and .357 would have the same powder charge?) Thanks!

Yoosta B. Blue

March 2, 2008, 09:35 PM	#30
GP100man Senior Member Join Date: August 1, 2007 Location: Tabor City , NC. Posts: 1,969	lite 38 &357 clays, more bang for the $ , tite group is a close 2nd both are clean & easy to lite !! as always 231/ hp38 is on the list also. GP100man##

March 1, 2008, 01:19 PM	#27
tomh1426 Senior Member Join Date: September 17, 2005 Location: Youngtown Arizona Posts: 1,135	I heard that too about Trailboss, also without a reason why not. I load Berrys just like they were cast and so far they work pretty good. Today Im loading up some 148 grain HP's I got from http://www.mastercastbullets.com/ Im excited, they look fun!

March 2, 2008, 06:23 AM	#28
RNG Senior Member Join Date: August 6, 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 120	+1 on the w231. Use it for all my plinking loads. .380, 9mm, .38, .357, 45acp.

March 2, 2008, 07:34 AM	#29
mtnbkr Senior Member Join Date: May 1, 2000 Location: Manassas, Virginia Posts: 914	For the 38, I like Bullseye, Unique, and Trail Boss (which works just fine with plated bullets in my experience). For the 357mag, Unique and Power Pistol make great "not quite full bore magnum" loads. Chris

March 3, 2008, 08:27 AM	#31
Yoosta B. Blue Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2008 Location: Just a tad NE of the Alamo... Posts: 252	T. O'Heir, I note that you offered this statement: "2.5 to 2.8 grains of Bullseye with a 148 grain WC has been the .38 Special target load for eons. Works just fine using a .357 case too." I'm a newbie at reloading and just want to see if I'm understanding this correctly. The only reloads related to this that I've loaded to date were some 110 grain JHP bullets. For those, I used 4.3 grains of Bullseye in the .38 cases, but increased the charge to 8.3 grains for .357. Are you saying that you could use 2.5 to 2.8 grains of Bullseye when loading either .38 or .357 rounds? (That is, both .38 and .357 would have the same powder charge?) Thanks! Yoosta B. Blue