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Shadow9mm · January 16, 2022, 04:39 AM

I have heard titegroup and lilgun will both leave the gun warmer than most after a few firings. As well as that lilgun can cause premature erosion and or wear. I cannot say for tite group, but lil gun does warm the gun up pretty quick. Although I have not seen the erosion they talk about.

If it's a 2in gun with titanium cylinder it may be unpleasant to painful to shoot with full power 38s and 357s, just fair warning.

Based on the powders you have I would start out with hp-38 or unique and see where you wind up. Both are good powders with good reputations for working well in 38spl. I would not go any slower than that though. Based on my tinkering so far it seems that with full charges of slower powders you may get a bit more velocity, but just be wasting some of the powder.

January 16, 2022, 04:39 AM	#7
Shadow9mm Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2012 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 4,603	I have heard titegroup and lilgun will both leave the gun warmer than most after a few firings. As well as that lilgun can cause premature erosion and or wear. I cannot say for tite group, but lil gun does warm the gun up pretty quick. Although I have not seen the erosion they talk about. If it's a 2in gun with titanium cylinder it may be unpleasant to painful to shoot with full power 38s and 357s, just fair warning. Based on the powders you have I would start out with hp-38 or unique and see where you wind up. Both are good powders with good reputations for working well in 38spl. I would not go any slower than that though. Based on my tinkering so far it seems that with full charges of slower powders you may get a bit more velocity, but just be wasting some of the powder. __________________ I don't believe in "range fodder" that is why I reload.