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BntBrl · July 8, 2008, 03:28 AM

I have the Montana Gold 158 grain jacketed hollow point. They told me to use Hornady, sierra, or nosler data to load same type bullet. I cant find anything with tthe 158 grain jhp with bullsye in any of my manuals.

I found this on teh net, and being on teh net, dont trust it. If you know of a reliable source from this please let me know.

158-160 grain JHP or JSP (Jacketed Hollow or Soft Point)
Bullseye 3.5 gr. 805 FPS ---------------------------(Im using Bullseye)
Unique 4.2 gr. 800
2400 7.6 gr. 850
Universal 4.4 gr. 778
HP38 3.7 gr. 819
HS6 6.5 gr. 914
No. 2 4.0 gr. 756
No. 5 5.8 gr. 841
231 (+P) 4.4 gr. 720*
540 (+P) 6.6 gr. 800*
2400 (+P) 7.8 gr. 910*
Unique(+P) 4.4 gr. 885*
* All PLUS P loads for guns designed for it (20,000 PSI)

The lee manual says for 160 grain jhp use 3.4 grains of bullseye.

I am not sure what to think. I think that if I absolutely had to load something and my life depended on it I would load 3.4 grains of bullseye with the jhp 158 grain bullet. I only have two references. One says 158 grain with 3.5 max, and one says 160 grain 3.4 starting load.

July 8, 2008, 03:28 AM	#1
BntBrl Member Join Date: June 8, 2008 Posts: 95	.38 Special 158 Grain JHP with Bullseye I have the Montana Gold 158 grain jacketed hollow point. They told me to use Hornady, sierra, or nosler data to load same type bullet. I cant find anything with tthe 158 grain jhp with bullsye in any of my manuals. I found this on teh net, and being on teh net, dont trust it. If you know of a reliable source from this please let me know. 158-160 grain JHP or JSP (Jacketed Hollow or Soft Point) Bullseye 3.5 gr. 805 FPS ---------------------------(Im using Bullseye) Unique 4.2 gr. 800 2400 7.6 gr. 850 Universal 4.4 gr. 778 HP38 3.7 gr. 819 HS6 6.5 gr. 914 No. 2 4.0 gr. 756 No. 5 5.8 gr. 841 231 (+P) 4.4 gr. 720* 540 (+P) 6.6 gr. 800* 2400 (+P) 7.8 gr. 910* Unique(+P) 4.4 gr. 885* * All PLUS P loads for guns designed for it (20,000 PSI) The lee manual says for 160 grain jhp use 3.4 grains of bullseye. I am not sure what to think. I think that if I absolutely had to load something and my life depended on it I would load 3.4 grains of bullseye with the jhp 158 grain bullet. I only have two references. One says 158 grain with 3.5 max, and one says 160 grain 3.4 starting load.