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Paul B. · December 19, 2017, 05:13 PM

First off, I cast my own bullets for rifle and handgun. Most of my shooting with the .38 Spl. is with the Lyman #359495 wadcutter over 3.1 gr. of W231. Bullets are sized to .359". Virtually any make brass except AMERC. Second choice is all the above but using 2.7 gr. Bullseye instead of W231. In the end though, I prefer the 231. Bullet alloy about 11 in the BHN scale.

I got a smoking deal on a case of Winchester match .38 Spl. wadcutter ammo. I ran a comparison against my hand load and my revolver liked the hand load better by a large margin. Factory WC 4.5", hand load 2.5". from an S&W K38, 6" barrel. Naturally, YMMV.
Paul B.

December 19, 2017, 05:13 PM	#23
Paul B. Senior Member Join Date: March 28, 1999 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,932	First off, I cast my own bullets for rifle and handgun. Most of my shooting with the .38 Spl. is with the Lyman #359495 wadcutter over 3.1 gr. of W231. Bullets are sized to .359". Virtually any make brass except AMERC. Second choice is all the above but using 2.7 gr. Bullseye instead of W231. In the end though, I prefer the 231. Bullet alloy about 11 in the BHN scale. I got a smoking deal on a case of Winchester match .38 Spl. wadcutter ammo. I ran a comparison against my hand load and my revolver liked the hand load better by a large margin. Factory WC 4.5", hand load 2.5". from an S&W K38, 6" barrel. Naturally, YMMV. Paul B. __________________ COMPROMISE IS NOT AN OPTION!