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August 31, 2007, 12:18 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: December 26, 2005
Location: Prescott Valley AZ.
Posts: 3
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round ball .38s
I,am wondering if anyone has information on specialty loads of two or three round balls in a .38 special. seems it might make an interesting load. thanks for any input.
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August 31, 2007, 12:40 PM
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Join Date: October 19, 2005
Location: Behind enemy lines
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Remington used to sell them, they were called "Multi-Ball". If I'm not mistaken the .38s used two balls and the .357s had three. They weren't very popular and didn't last long in their catalogs.
They can easily be made by the handloader. I have a .360 round ball mould from Lee and run the balls through a .357 sizer. Start with beginning load data for a wadcutter and work your way up making sure you watch for pressure signs. I've also made them in .32S&W Long, .32 mag, .41 mag, .44 spl., .44 mag and .45 Colt. I have also loaded round balls and smaller diameter bullets in the Speer shot capsules. The idea is to get multiple hits on a target with each pull of the trigger. The problem is the round balls weigh less then a regular bullet and don't penetrate as well.
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