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coaldust
02-08-2013, 11:05 AM
I am waiting for my PK380 to arrive and wondered what would be a good bullet and load for this pistol.

Iron Mike Golf
02-08-2013, 12:05 PM
I have a PK380 and Sig P238. I am working on a load that shoots well in both. I am using the Mihec 95 gr HP mold. Powders are HP-38, Power Pistol, and HS-6. I have loads for each that shoot well in the P238. I need some more testing in the PK380, but all three look promising.

For jacketed, the Montana Gold 95 gr JHP over 3.1 gr Titegroup works well in both guns.

bowenrd
02-08-2013, 03:35 PM
5 different .380's shoot cast well. I am using a RCBS .38-90-RN P/N 82057

rintinglen
02-08-2013, 03:35 PM
There is an on-going group buy for a custom Lee Mold in the Ranch Dog 358-100 design that I would heartily recommend. I have that mold from the days when Ranch Dog was running his business and I have had excellent results using WW-231, Unique and Bullseye. I have not used it in a PK 380, but it has worked just fine in a Beretta 84, a Walther PPKs and a Ruger LCP.

fcvan
02-09-2013, 01:42 AM
Walther PK380, FEG PA63, Walther PPK, Beretta M70, Beretta M84, Browning BDA, and Taurus TCP738. Each of these .380 pistols easily digested the Lee 356-102 1R and the 358-105 SWC loaded with 3 grains of Bullseye. I have been shooting those loads for over 25 years. A year or so ago, I tried a load with Unique - wasn't happy and went back to Bullseye. My wife loved the 105 SWC in her PK380. BTW, I size to .358 using range scrap. The 102 actually weighs 105 and the 105 goes closer to 108. I load the 102 1R more than the 105, just because I tend to cast more of them.

Tbird
02-09-2013, 12:01 PM
I use lee 356-102 casts at 105..2.3 titegroup..shoots good in ppks 380