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Join Date: December 8, 2012
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Load for .38 Special 122GR Flat Point Bullet
I picked up 500 122Gr Flat Point .357 Bullets for a very good price. Now I can not find a load for this bullet. I am currently using Regular Hodgdon Clays powder and CCI small pistol primers. I know Clay is not a normal pistol powder but right now I have to load with what I have. I normally load the same bullet except at 120GR. This one I load a 3gr of Clays powder. Would this be a good starting place for my 122Gr Flat Point Bullet? I checked both the Lyman's and Hornady's reloading manual and did not find a load listed.
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If the bearing surface & seating depth is about the same that load should interchange or at least I think it should.
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The bullet has he same shape so the bearing surfaces are the same and the seating depth is exactly the same.
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Use 125g data; safe.
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I like 4.3 grains Titegroup under the cast 125 gr flat point. COAL of 1.45"
Range is 3.8 to 4.3 Pick your poison. OCYMMV.
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Pretend they are 125's. Should be lots of load data available.
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Try Hodgdon.com
Clays is a is a nice plinking powder I use with 125 gr LRNFP Last edited by mjes92; July 2, 2013 at 09:34 AM. Reason: CORRECTED LFPRN |
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I shoot cowboy action; my primary .38 Special load is a 105 or 125 grain lead bullet (truncated cone flat point) over Clays powder. The Hodgdon manual has an entire section dedicated to cowboy action loads. As I recall it lists a 95 grain bullet and a 125 grain bullet but nothing in between.
You might also try contacting Hodgdon's and see what they recommend. |
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Thanks everyone.
I ended up loading them with 3gr of Clays powder. They turned out to be a very nice range round. I am going to load 1 thousand rounds now. They will be nice rounds for training new shooters. |
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additional point
I have learned to weigh a sampling from every package of bullets to determine their actual weight.
Lead bullets can very significantly from their advertised weight due to alloy. |
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