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Guns and Blowin Shit Up!
richkrt99:
And since it's been so popular for others' reading pleasure...
yet another chapter in "As Rich's Reloading World Turns":
Set up for some 38 special yesterday. I have NEVER shot any 38 special rounds in my 357 Magnum. Got a bunch (1000) 38 Special pre-primed brass for a bargain price so I jumped on them (a while back). Bought a box (500) of X-Treme 125GR FP bullets to load them with, as well as already have boxes of 158 RN and 158 HP (which apparently I'm not supposed to use in my lever gun)
Reset the dies for the proper length, powder, etc, etc and off I went.
Pumped out 20 rounds and then went and test fired. WOW. These are a dream to shoot. I mean I figured they would be "friendly" compared to full magnum loads, but Geez, I didn't think it would be THAT friendly. VERY pleasant to shoot and very accurate (as far as I could tell) I only shot 20 (okay 18) rounds, but hit the 9" gong (and 7" flapper) every time at 94' distance (I know this because I didn't want to leave my deck and the corner of the deck is 94' to the gongers I have set up.
Wow...these are fun. No wonder 38 Special was so popular for so long. (Alta is shaking his head and rolling his eyes right about now)
Went ahead and put together couple hundred. (I like my new hobby)....at least until I run out of primers
alta:
hard to tell sometimes through the interwebs, but I thought that comment about using HP in a lever gun was a joke. HPs are ok because they are essentially flat nosed. The big no no is hard spire points. That's why hornady leverevolution is so popular, and works so well. The points are soft so there is no chance of detonating the primer that's sitting on it while in the tube mag of a lever gun.
richkrt99:
--- Quote from: alta on Monday February 08, 2021, 02:24:41 PM Eastern ---hard to tell sometimes through the interwebs, but I thought that comment about using HP in a lever gun was a joke. HPs are ok because they are essentially flat nosed. The big no no is hard spire points. That's why hornady leverevolution is so popular, and works so well. The points are soft so there is no chance of detonating the primer that's sitting on it while in the tube mag of a lever gun.
--- End quote ---
Okay. That makes sense. I mean the HP have virtually no contact with the primer. Regular ole Round Nose rounds would have more direct contact when they are stacked (in a tubular mag)
I have some FP in 125 and 158. I originally bought the 158 for magnum, but will try them in the 38 spcl loads next.
I did get a small can of 296 powder for real magnum loads, but haven't loaded any yet. That's pretty low on my list at this point...I have a BUNCH of 357 Magnum factory loads so don't really need more at this point....and no real reason for a real hot loaded round anyway.
Have you experimented with any "light" magnum loads? The load data I saw for 296 is pretty hot - 1418 fps up to 1591 fps (and 40,700 CUP pressure - Geez)
I know I did some initially with W231 (HP38) and they are pretty mild.
The load data starts at 3.4gr and 796FPS up to 5.0gr and 1109 fps. I started at 4, then upped to 4.7 and even those were mild. Also the very first thing I ever loaded back in my infancy days so I went with low end and in a relatively big gun (Ruger GP-100) so as not to blow up any guns or blow off any fingers in my early days...way back.....last year ;D
alta:
I’m bored, might have to use some of this...
richkrt99:
--- Quote from: alta on Tuesday February 16, 2021, 02:13:35 PM Eastern ---I’m bored, might have to use some of this...
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Awe - you're just showing off...
Pretty sure you've got more small pistol primers than you need there. We know you don't shoot anything in small pistol anyway.
You might want to think about selling 2000 or so to a bored board guy you know before they go stale. (and small pistol Magnum too)
I know just the guy. ;) :)
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