hittman21 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 All, I am new to 38 super and would like some help with getting a load worked up. I have a Brazos 4.5 Pro Sx . powders I have Autocomp,cfe pistol, Bullets I have Montana 115, and bayou 124 Any help will be great thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Welcome aboard. I'd stick with the 115 MG's. Start with 7 gr WAC and work up slowly, with a chrono. If you take 10 minutes, and click on "FORUMS" (top left corner of your screen), and then "Reloading" and then "9mm/.38 super" you will find an entire year's worth of discussion of how best to load .38 super. Good luck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hittman21 Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 Thank you Jack I will give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcs Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 All, I am new to 38 super and would like some help with getting a load worked up. I have a Brazos 4.5 Pro Sx . powders I have Autocomp,cfe pistol, Bullets I have Montana 115, and bayou 124 Any help will be great thanks. Bob has two powders he recommends for his guns. I would not use autocomp. That gun requires a pretty heavy dose of powder. Translated means high pressure. I would definitely not use any molly bullet in that gun. The Brazos 4.5 is a short barrel with several poople holes. The load for that gun with the wrong powder will be a high pressure load. I would call Bob directly and ask Bob's advise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 All, I am new to 38 super and would like some help with getting a load worked up. I have a Brazos 4.5 Pro Sx . powders I have Autocomp,cfe pistol, Bullets I have Montana 115, and bayou 124 Any help will be great thanks. Bob has two powders he recommends for his guns. I would not use autocomp. That gun requires a pretty heavy dose of powder. Translated means high pressure. I would definitely not use any molly bullet in that gun. The Brazos 4.5 is a short barrel with several poople holes. The load for that gun with the wrong powder will be a high pressure load. I would call Bob directly and ask Bob's advise. What powders does he recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hittman21 Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 This is what I got from Brazos Vihta Vuori N105 or IMR 4756 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcs Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 This is what I got from Brazos Vihta Vuori N105 or IMR 4756 Give that man a Cigar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboy69 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 IMR 4756 is no longer made unless you have a stock pile of it. Try AA7 or n105 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hittman21 Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 I got 6lbs of n105 .and wow is that stuff expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEH Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 IMR 4756 is no longer made unless you have a stock pile of it. Try AA7 or n105 I got some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hittman21 Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 how well dose AA7 meter ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamboo Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 AA No.7 flows like water. As an example, if a charge weight is 10.0 gr. and if I throw 10 charges it will consistently be within 0.2 grains of 100.0 gr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboy69 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 AA No.7 flows like water. As an example, if a charge weight is 10.0 gr. and if I throw 10 charges it will consistently be within 0.2 grains of 100.0 gr. Yeah baby!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hittman21 Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Nice I will have to look in to getting some and try it out. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcc7x7 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 used AA7 back in the day of single stack open guns, still good today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hittman21 Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 I got a chance to try AA7 .And I like it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboy69 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I got a chance to try AA7 .And I like it a lot. I love it, I just can't get a lot of it. I have 15lbs of WAC. I'll use that in the mean time and stock up on AA7 when I see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hittman21 Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 Thanks for everyone's help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walküre Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 To the original topic: I just settled on switching to Autocomp as my new Open load. 7.4gr under a 124gr Berry's TP-HBRN @ 1.260" yields 171 PF out of my 5" Tanfo Custom, with no holes and a 4-port comp. It's incredibly consistent, not just in charge weight, but also in velocities; it's probably the most consistent powder I've tried for Super. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamboo Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Walkure - Did you try CFE Pistol or Silhouette or HS-6 before settling on Autocomp in your 38 super? If so, what were your experiences and how would you rank them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walküre Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Walkure - Did you try CFE Pistol or Silhouette or HS-6 before settling on Autocomp in your 38 super? If so, what were your experiences and how would you rank them? I did not bother picking up any CFE because I have read that it is very similar to WAC - some people on here have said that they could not tell a difference between the two in Major loads. I have not seen any Silhouette available locally in quite some time, so no, I didn't try that. I did try HS-6; the comparable load was 8.9gr. It was nowhere near as consistent, and I didn't care for the way it felt. My baseline was 9.5gr of 3N38, which is a little bit flatter (also hotter, about 174 PF), but not as consistent. I decided to get away from 3N38 due to poor availability and expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamboo Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Ok, thanks. It's always good to hear other perspective on the various powders for open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar15rick Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I use the following for 38 super using a brazos thunder comp 2. 7.5 grains of autocomp 124 Montana Gold HP CCI small rifle Primers 1.240 OAL This works great on my STI with the above compensator. This makes about 170 PF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teros135 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 What kind of comp and how many popple holes do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar15rick Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 What kind of comp and how many popple holes do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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