open 38 super bullets?

[davsco]

i've been using hornady hap 125 jhp and zero 125 jhp (both .356) with vv3n38 but they're 'spensive.

 

any input on berry's .356 124g target hollow points?  any others to consider?  i see precision delta, but oos now.  thanks!

[Rnlinebacker]

Precision Delta V2 JHP are excellent and usually in stock. Very accurate at distance in matches

[shred]

PD JHPs, either v1 or V2 are not quite as accurate as HAP in my Opens, but not far off and way cheaper.

 

[davsco]

are you guys talking .355 or .356?  the only 38 super PD i see is the 124 fmj.

[Sarge]

The 38super guys I know have always ran 355’s. MG, PD, etc

[Silent]

.355 and .356 both work fine.

 

For local matches I shoot the cheapest I can find. The PD 124 gr JHP are pretty cheap. For major matches I shoot the Hornady HAP 125s. Save money for the locals and shoot the good stuff when it really counts 

[Guitarmageddon]

Are 38 super guns typically chambered .356 or are they usually 355?

[GrumpyOne]

1 hour ago, Guitarmageddon said:

Are 38 super guns typically chambered .356 or are they usually 355?

AFAIK, the older 38 super guns were .356, more recent ones (probably last 20- 25 years or so) are .355.

[Guitarmageddon]

47 minutes ago, GrumpyOne said:

AFAIK, the older 38 super guns were .356, more recent ones (probably last 20- 25 years or so) are .355.

Interesting. Wonder what the factory offerings for ammo such as eley are using?

[donno]

Precision Delta 124's v1 are my go to bullets. Also, everything I have shot in past 10 years in my 9's or 38's have been 355

[flyinverted]

Ditto for me. PD 124/.355 Absolute flawless performance. I often weigh a batch and they all come in a 124.2 grains. No worry about not making Major if loaded right on the border.

[shred]

 

On 12/23/2023 at 5:03 PM, GrumpyOne said:

AFAIK, the older 38 super guns were .356, more recent ones (probably last 20- 25 years or so) are .355.

 

40+ years is probably more like it.  When I started in the early 90s the only time you'd run across a .356" barrel would be in an old factory Colt or something.  Nearly all the aftermarket barrels I can remember for sale were .355"

 

 

[zzt]

FWIW, I've found Hornady HAPs to be the most accurate JHP in all three Open guns.  They are followed quite closely by the Zero clone.  Next comes Everglades and Precision Delta.    Differences are small.  When I run out of the Zeros, I'll be using PD 115 JHP V2s for 9 major and the same in 124 for 9mm minor and subminor.

[Atlas33]

.355 will work just fine.  I haven’t ran the HAP because of the price.   I’ve ran some Poly for test loads but not many since it’s a compensated gun. I stick to jackets.  PD, Montana gold, and RMR is who I have been recommended to.