Chuck Anderson Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I've got a couple loaded rounds recovered from an attempted murder and I'm trying to identify them. The rounds are loaded in Winchester .38 spl brass and they look like they all have Win primers. The bullets are copper jacketed with a flat point. I haven't had a chance to pull one yet but the recovered bullet was about 126 gr after hard surface impact. I'm guessing they were orinally 130gr. The 130 gr. Win's that I'm seeing are all a roundnose. Does anyone know of a manufacturer that makes FP 130 gr .38 bullets or if Winchester used this loading? I'll call Win tomorrow but I figured this forum might know better anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I have seen Winchester 130gr White Box, chronos at about 104pf. Sorry don't know the product number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Just dug out a couple of these rounds, they are in fact Winchester White Box, 130 gr flat point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Anderson Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 That's what I was originally thinking but the Winchester website shows the Win USA 130Gr to be a round nose projectile. Is this a USA loading or a W-W. Also do you know how old your sample is? Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Headstamp is "Winchester 38 SPL", if I was to guess - USA, but as Jamie says "what do I know". As to how old, as I remember I picked a couple of 100 round boxes off a prize table a couple of years ago, but it could be older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwx40x40 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 For what its worth I have a couple of boxes of UMC 38 spl rnfp (yellow box) made by Remington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Dobbs Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 The Winchester White Box .38 Special loads have used a 130 grain flat point bullet for at least a couple of years now. At least all the 1500-1800 rounds I've bought at Wally World during that time have been flat pointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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