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4,2 Grs. of HP38 for .38 HBWC ?


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Hello there,

 

I got a recommendation for an .38 spl wadcutter load;

 

148 grs. HB-WC copperplated, Fed 100 primer, Overall length 30,2 mm. And 4,2 grs. of Hodgdon HP38....

Isn’t 4,2 not way to much for a 148 HBWC?

This is the first time for me using the HP38 powder, so i’m not familiar with it’s characteristics.

Load is supposed to be a highspeed, very accurate load.

will be fired from a 6” Smith 686.

 

Thanks in advance!

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According to the Hodgedon site, max for a lead 148 gr bullet is 4.0 so might be a little hot. I’m loading 3.7 gr for a 147 gr. coated bullet. The coated manufacturers recommend using lead data, Not sure what a copper plated would be. 

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12 minutes ago, AHI said:

3.2 of 231/HP38 = 2.8 of Bullseye 

Much more of ether will " blow the skirt " off a HBWC. 

Have shot /loaded 10s of thousands of these. IN NRA "Bullseye competition

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^^^^ This!

 

I use 3.1 grains of Win 231/HP-38 or 2.8 of Alliant Bullseye with Zero 148 HBWC. 

 

Blowing skirts off the HBWC is not a myth. Those tiny holes in your target came from somewhere. 

 

For a solid DEWC I load 4 grains Win 231, but that is not a soft shooting target load. It makes about 130 PF from my 686. I think it’s too hot to shoot regularly in a K-frame. 

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