What did you do at your reloading bench today?

[DsGrouse]

Loaded 100 rounds of 357 mag, 130grn matts rnfp gas checked with 13 grns of imr 4227.

[DsGrouse]

I've been busy.

[BigAl52]

Been quiet on the Reloading front. Everyone is having fun doing other things! I'll see if this starts it up again.
Loaded 50 .38 Spl using 4.5 gn of Universal with Berry's 158 gn RN for plinking. I'll shoot these at steel from my S&W 642.
I'm headed back to the bench tomorrow, because 50 won't be enough.


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Ive got some of these in my basement with that exact same load. They shoot ok out of my LCRX but in my Ruger Blackhawks the accuracy isnt as good. Lets us know how they shoot.

[Rifletom]

Looking thru my notes, I don't find any .38 spl loads using Universal. Whaaaa? I just may have to rectify that. 4.5gr Universal sounds about right with a 158gr rnfp coated bullet. Thru my Blackhawk.

[Headhog]

Looking thru my notes, I don't find any .38 spl loads using Universal. Whaaaa? I just may have to rectify that. 4.5gr Universal sounds about right with a 158gr rnfp coated bullet. Thru my Blackhawk.

RT, I haven't loaded much 38 Spl with Universal, I use Titegroup for those. I have a few loads in my records, but they are all light loads. I do use 6.2 gr. of Universal with the MB 158 RNFP in 357 Mag. loads for both my rifles and handguns. That is one of my favorite loads. I have about 500 rounds of that loaded up and ready to go.

Paul

[BigAl52]

Universal and Unique are right next to each other on the burn rate chart. They will load often times with similar amounts

[Rifletom]

Looking thru my notes, I don't find any .38 spl loads using Universal. Whaaaa? I just may have to rectify that. 4.5gr Universal sounds about right with a 158gr rnfp coated bullet. Thru my Blackhawk.

RT, I haven't loaded much 38 Spl with Universal, I use Titegroup for those. I have a few loads in my records, but they are all light loads. I do use 6.2 gr. of Universal with the MB 158 RNFP in 357 Mag. loads for both my rifles and handguns. That is one of my favorite loads. I have about 500 rounds of that loaded up and ready to go.

Paul

Agree^^^. With 158gr rnfp coated, it's 6.0gr Universal thru my Henry. That is one accurate load. That and a 180gr rnfp with 11.5gr 2400 plays heck on steel plates at 100 yards. BAM!

[NHshtr]

Rifle Tom wrote: I've got some of these in my basement with that exact same load. They shoot ok out of my LCRX but in my Ruger Blackhawks the accuracy isn't as good. Let us know how they shoot.

I'm shooting them from my S&W 642 hammerless revolver with 2" barrel, fixed sights, at 10 yards, they group on vertical center, but about an inch to the right, rested. I haven't chronyed them.
Not bad on recoil and easy shooting at 6" steel plates. I can see they'd be different results with the BH. (5" or 7" bbl?).
I've used Bullseye and CFE Pistol as well as W231 with different amounts for each with this bullet as well. Pretty much the same results with some movement of the group. But with steel, they all go down!

[Rifletom]

That was BigAl who mentioned the LCRX^^^. No harm, no foul.

[DsGrouse]

I struck a deal for 12k of 38spl brass and 2k of 158grn lswc.