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SL1 · March 8, 2009, 09:01 PM

ar15man2009,

By "38 special short" I am assuming you mean "38 Smith & Wesson". Yes, Colt made revolvers that shot cartridges with that name, but changed the name to something like "38 Colt New Police". It is the same cartridge, with a case that is only 0.775" long. Please be sure that is what you have before loading it with anybody's data.

The old Speer manuals had some data for that cartridge. Gazzmann gave you some data he said is from Speer manual #9 in the second post, above. It is a little different from what I have in Speer manual #10, so I will give you that:

148 grain wadcutter SEATED OUT SO THAT CRIMP IS IN THE TOP LUBRICATION GROOVE (same cartridge oveall length as the round nose and semiwadcutter bullets)

Code:

Bullseye:  start 2.5 gr  701 fps
              max  2.7 gr  784 fps

Unique:    start 3.1 gr  673 fps
              max  3.4 gr  747 fps

158 gr roundnose or semiwadcuter:

Code:

Bullseye:  start 2.2 gr  629 fps
              max  2.4 gr  693 fps

Unique:    start 2.9 gr  630 fps
              max  3.2 gr  702 fps

Velocities are from a 4" barrelled S&W revolver.

SL1

March 8, 2009, 09:01 PM	#4
SL1 Senior Member Join Date: November 8, 2007 Posts: 2,001	ar15man2009, By "38 special short" I am assuming you mean "38 Smith & Wesson". Yes, Colt made revolvers that shot cartridges with that name, but changed the name to something like "38 Colt New Police". It is the same cartridge, with a case that is only 0.775" long. Please be sure that is what you have before loading it with anybody's data. The old Speer manuals had some data for that cartridge. Gazzmann gave you some data he said is from Speer manual #9 in the second post, above. It is a little different from what I have in Speer manual #10, so I will give you that: 148 grain wadcutter SEATED OUT SO THAT CRIMP IS IN THE TOP LUBRICATION GROOVE (same cartridge oveall length as the round nose and semiwadcutter bullets) Code: Bullseye: start 2.5 gr 701 fps max 2.7 gr 784 fps Unique: start 3.1 gr 673 fps max 3.4 gr 747 fps 158 gr roundnose or semiwadcuter: Code: Bullseye: start 2.2 gr 629 fps max 2.4 gr 693 fps Unique: start 2.9 gr 630 fps max 3.2 gr 702 fps Velocities are from a 4" barrelled S&W revolver. SL1 Last edited by SL1; March 8, 2009 at 09:09 PM.