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Another vote for Bullseye and Unique, they are the only two powders I use for 38 sp. Like no-one is watching. 06-20-2017, 08:07 PM. 38 Special is what I started reloading in 1969 with a Lee Loader). Gun Shows are almost as comical as boat ramps in the Spring. I was getting noticeable amount of unburnt powder flakes. Is there any recommendations for a powder that will do both, or should I just find a dedicated powder for the 357? In the larger cases like the 357 Mag, 44 Spl and Mag and 45 Colt, Unique is the powder unless I want to go above 1, 100 fps and then it is 2400 all the way. Join Date: Apr 2005. That's somewhere in the neighborhood of 1300 fps for the 125 and a little over 1000 fps for the 170 gr.

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For a solid or DEWC, the charge does need to be adjusted upward. I could go with a Clays or Trailboss, but they are bottom of the barrel when it comes to velocity. The long case with some powders especially slower pistol powders I don't think ignites well with most of the power up next to the bullet? There is no "one size fits all" in the reloading world..... 03-20-2010, 05:34 PM. You could use Universal, but you will not get the potential from the. 38 Special, but you won't get 1400fps.

If your goal is to simply have low recoil loads for a 357 Magnum handgun, then there is no reason to use 38 Special loads. Unique didn't burn as clean as P5055. I have about 2lbs of AL-5 left, so that should last a while. You will need to use regular primers with the 2400 and magnum primers with the H-110. Unique will be good power pistol no. If you want low recoil, just using lighter bullets and high-energy (fast burning) powders in low charge masses will reduce recoil quite a bit, even at high pressures. Very clean burning too. Bullseye gives "good" accuracy in every revolver I've tried. 357..... Do you have experience with any of their faster pistol powders? View Full Version: Top Three Powders for. These are medium-burn rate for handgun powders.

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Lil'Gun also stinks -- literally. BE is my favorite powder for 3/4 ounce charges in a 12 gauge. Location: SE Louisiana. Used bullseye, 231, and titegroup for practice loads. I've been using w231 with the. Ive loaded revolver ammo with a few different powders, including CFE Pistol, HS-6, Clays, Trailboss, H110, True Blue, and maybe others that Im forgetting. 410 bore shotguns, which is the primary purpose of Lil'Gun. It meters better than Unique. New to reloading and have done been successfully using Hodgdon hp-38 powder to load only. The above powders and case fills are listed in order of increasing velocity measured by Nosler during their testing. Also as mentioned, I'd only ever trust this is a Ruger. 5 grains Bullseye in 38 Special revolvers. Why buy the new "best thing ever" when you bought 4 or 5 8-pound kegs of Unique on sale 19 years ago? The biggest reason not to use it is that it does leave a lot of empty space.

Meters well, burns cleaner than many others. The only other powder I use for 38Spec is SR4756 with a cast 158 SWC in my Dan Wesson with a 4" barrel attached. Unique would get you close in each with cast bullets, but not Ideal. Unique, Bullseye, and W231. Well the old standards work well for me, Unique and 2400. It will work, has for years, just not in my guns! PP likes higher pressures and runs fine in.

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I agree it is better to use different powders though. In an 8" barrel or a rifle barrel, they can deliver hundreds of fps more, but in a short-barreled revolver, the velocity advantage is greatly diminished. The new formula was essentially 23. The old Hercules Powder Company did it right when they did it so many years ago. 38 Special +P and either 2400 or W296 for the. I never used a Ransom (or other mechanical rest) to test it. Power Pistol, for example, can deliver a 158 grain XTP at 1150 fps from a 4" barrel revolver within 357's maximum peak pressure limit. Live like you will never die, love like you've never been hurt, dance. I'm using 158 grain Zero Brand SWCHP bullets, seated to 1. I have recently been doing a lot of experimentation with standard and +P 38 Special loads. Fast / Medium - Red Dot. 5 grs of Red Dot, 4 grs. The other Alliant powder similar to Unique is Power Pistol.

The "claim" was best documented by Freedom Arms, and they make finer revolvers than any revolver I own. I have a load I like for bunny fart loads but want something on the other end of the spectrum. It's getting hot, so I want to keep it within two or three hours. With powder it is time to find the one that works for you, and start shooting. I am sitting on a cosmic shit-load of the ueTexan wrote:Add Red Dot and Bullseye.

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Lights up like sawdust over a campfire. For a low-cost, low-recoil plinking powder: TiteGroup. Possibly exceeding +P levels a little. I don shoot anything lighter than a 125 gr and not much of those. Accurate Arms Solo 1250. It also runs really hot; which doesn't bode well for lead bullets anyway. I absolutely HATE Titegroup in. I still think BE-86 is better for higher velocity at lower pressure; without lots of flash.

Yep along with Bullseye. I have been lots of HP38 with Lee 158 swc lately. I like Unique for most all my general purpose loads. Cast bullet max loads will be a little different. Ive read that but not found any of the signs that some people claim to be encountering, like strap cutting. Throw in Bullseye, H110, 2400, & WW231 and you can shoot pretty much anything with a short barrel. I'm shooting these from 2 inch barrel guns and I'm looking for velocity of around 750fps. Honestly, I think many of us here start using a new powder because we saw some at a good price, so we took a chance. I didn't notice unique's. Currently I'm using red dot for 357 special ammo and 2400 for hot stuff. I would suggest either 2400 or H-110 for. A couple years later here we are; Hodgdon backs the formula themselves.

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Unique for all of the above. 1 grandson helped me shoot them! 357 magnum, 38spl, 45acp, bullseye, dan wesson, m14, m28, model 14, model 28, universal, winchester. OUt of all the powders I have loaded the 38 Spcl with over 5 decades, I have settled on VV N340. Shoot the CPU, not the monitor. I use a lot of PP, but mostly for full throttle loadings in semi-auto calibers, and using jacketed bullets.

475, using Winchester Primers. 09-09-2012, 07:38 AM. I am seeing a lot of Bullseye and Unique mentioned, followed by other more "modern"powders. I'm 44 years old and have been reloading for better than 25 years, but nobody showed me. Look at where they fall in the list of the powders below. Notes: 1) These percentages represent case fill with the bullet seated, not the percent fill of an empty case. This is really too easy for many to deal with.

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