revchuck Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 (edited) Folks - I need a load for straight Clays in .38 Special that'll push a 158 grain RNL bullet to about 825 fps (130 PF) from a 4" barrel. I have Hodgdon's latest data, but it's from a 7.7" pressure barrel rather than a 4" revolver. Has anyone actually loaded this and chronographed it (aside from HSMITH and gmiprod)? TIA! Edited April 8, 2006 by revchuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Edwards Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 revchuck, I have tried Clays behind 158 gr. It is not safe!!!! I am using it behind 170 gr. molly. I have chronoed out 760 to 780 with 3.0 gr. I used a Win. 130 fmj to get oal. and crimp. Joel Edwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 I believe that Clays is a bit too fast for your intended use. Try W-231. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 I had nothing but grief with Clays. The charges were all over the place, so I dropped real fast. I use 4.3gr Bullseye with the 158gr LSWC for my IPSC load, out of my 4". I can't find my chrono sheets, but IIRC I was getting about 830fps. RePete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revchuck Posted May 14, 2006 Author Share Posted May 14, 2006 Thanks, everybody. I guess I'll just use up the Clays with .45 ACP 230 grain LRNs. I've got most of a four pound can of Bullseye, and I've decided to have a dedicated "game gun" which will be a 4" M19, so I can go over the listed .38 Special data if I need to. RePete - I tried Bullseye with a 158 grain RNL, and it took 4.1 grains to make 830 fps from my M10 - but it's a "fast" gun. I'll have to re-visit that powder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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