.38 Sp target loads: any suggestions?

RickC · October 26, 1999, 09:40 PM

I have been out of re-loading a while, but when I did hand-load it was magnum .357's. A friend asked if I could load up some accurate .38's, target weight, low recoil.

The cast bullet I have to work with is a 142 gr. SWC.

Any thoughts?

Joe Portale · October 26, 1999, 11:10 PM

Try 3.7 grains of Clays. You will have a bullet velocity of around 850 fps with mild recoil.

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Joe Portale
Sonoran Sidewinder
Tucson, Arizona territory

zot · October 27, 1999, 01:25 AM

I use winchester 231 with winchester small
primers,3.5 grains with a 148 gr.bevel base wad-cutter, a Lee tumble lubed bullet I make myself from wheel weights, very accurate and
very low recoil in my 6" GP-100,I use a light
roll crimp just at the last lube groove.

beemerb · October 27, 1999, 05:31 AM

I use 2.7 grains of bullseye.Very accurate with very mild recoil.

RickC · October 27, 1999, 08:49 AM

Thanks much for the input to one and all.

TheOtherMikey · October 30, 1999, 01:10 AM

Make sure you understand there are different loads for the bevel base wad cutter (bbwc) and the hollow base wad cutter (hbwc). The bbwc will take a heavier powder charge than the hbwc.

Hope this helps, Mikey

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ARshooter · October 30, 1999, 01:31 AM

This is the closest thing I shoot:

Speer 148 gr HBWC over 3.1 gr of Win 231. Winchester or Remington primers.

I get 11/16" groups at 25 yds out of a S&W 6' Mod 14. Very mild recoil.

richardb · November 2, 1999, 01:24 PM

I have some 148g cast lead HBWC I am reloading.

How far in do I seat the bullet? I've seen factory loads that sit almost flush. What's the overall length supposed to be? My (rather poor) documentation does not have this information.

Thanks,
Rich

October 26, 1999, 09:40 PM	#1
RickC Member Join Date: October 21, 1999 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 68	I have been out of re-loading a while, but when I did hand-load it was magnum .357's. A friend asked if I could load up some accurate .38's, target weight, low recoil. The cast bullet I have to work with is a 142 gr. SWC. Any thoughts?

October 26, 1999, 11:10 PM	#2
Joe Portale Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 1999 Location: Tucson, Arizona Territory Posts: 715	Try 3.7 grains of Clays. You will have a bullet velocity of around 850 fps with mild recoil. ------------------ Joe Portale Sonoran Sidewinder Tucson, Arizona territory

October 27, 1999, 01:25 AM	#3
zot Senior Member Join Date: April 2, 1999 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 566	I use winchester 231 with winchester small primers,3.5 grains with a 148 gr.bevel base wad-cutter, a Lee tumble lubed bullet I make myself from wheel weights, very accurate and very low recoil in my 6" GP-100,I use a light roll crimp just at the last lube groove.

October 27, 1999, 05:31 AM	#4
beemerb Junior member Join Date: October 3, 1999 Location: AZ Posts: 1,759	I use 2.7 grains of bullseye.Very accurate with very mild recoil.

October 27, 1999, 08:49 AM	#5
RickC Member Join Date: October 21, 1999 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 68	Thanks much for the input to one and all.

October 30, 1999, 01:10 AM	#6
TheOtherMikey Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 1999 Location: Surprise, Arizona, USA Posts: 171	Make sure you understand there are different loads for the bevel base wad cutter (bbwc) and the hollow base wad cutter (hbwc). The bbwc will take a heavier powder charge than the hbwc. Hope this helps, Mikey ------------------ When Guns Are Outlawed, I Will Be Another One Of The Quarter Million Violators Who Are Not Prosecuted

October 30, 1999, 01:31 AM	#7
ARshooter Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 1999 Posts: 142	This is the closest thing I shoot: Speer 148 gr HBWC over 3.1 gr of Win 231. Winchester or Remington primers. I get 11/16" groups at 25 yds out of a S&W 6' Mod 14. Very mild recoil.

November 2, 1999, 01:24 PM	#8
richardb Member Join Date: March 23, 1999 Location: Atlanta, GA USA Posts: 83	I have some 148g cast lead HBWC I am reloading. How far in do I seat the bullet? I've seen factory loads that sit almost flush. What's the overall length supposed to be? My (rather poor) documentation does not have this information. Thanks, Rich