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jepp2 · February 15, 2012, 08:49 PM

I load for mine. Are you going to shoot jacketed or lead?

The reason folks talk about it being so loud is because they are shooting carbine ammo in a 7.5 inch barrel handgun. So you have a lot of powder still burning when the bullet exits the barrel. If you use the correct powder the noise will be about like a 38 special unless you are loading pretty heavy.

I have some good articles on loading lead for the 30 carbine. If you are interested, PM me your email address. They give some excellent guidance for loading lead bullets.

The problem with looking for loads in the manual is that most are for carbines so the powder burn rates are really too slow for the revolver.

February 15, 2012, 08:49 PM	#3
jepp2 Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2008 Location: Loveland, CO Posts: 1,476	I load for mine. Are you going to shoot jacketed or lead? The reason folks talk about it being so loud is because they are shooting carbine ammo in a 7.5 inch barrel handgun. So you have a lot of powder still burning when the bullet exits the barrel. If you use the correct powder the noise will be about like a 38 special unless you are loading pretty heavy. I have some good articles on loading lead for the 30 carbine. If you are interested, PM me your email address. They give some excellent guidance for loading lead bullets. The problem with looking for loads in the manual is that most are for carbines so the powder burn rates are really too slow for the revolver.