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Thanks very much for your detailed, thoughtful reply. I've got a pile of those RD 32-75 and plenty of Win231 powder--any idea of the velocity you're getting with that 2.2g @ .920" recipe? Based on a...

Great thread!! Inherently fascinating theme, very well-conceived organization with consistently excellent execution; soundly researched and superbly informative; judicious conclusions; written well...

Excellent points, Froggie!

Thanks, Outpost75, this is a good-looking, flexible bullet!

Most reload friendly of all these is the NOE .364-200-RN (elongated bullet, similar to Mk II profile).

Like you, I doubt I'll be speed-reloading a revolver under such emergency conditions. My...

If I had one of those rigs down here on the bayou, Outpost, I'd call it my "Rougarou Rifle"! :-)))

That would be the ticket!

Great stuff! So, the bullet actually bent slightly under the pressures of tumbling? Interesting.

Granted that you haven't been able to wring out this load completely yet, what's your impression...

Some EXCELLENT analysis so far! Perhaps 9.3x62, RicinYakima, Doc, among others, will yet chime in with their recipes. I need to make time in my "busy retiree schedule" [Honey-do's, Christmas, PT,...

If I understand correctly, the British Mk 1 200g blunt-roundnose-bottlenose (take your pick!), when it remains stable and penetrates without yawing significantly, should theoretically inflict a wound...

That's a great-looking Webley with ammo that looks like "The Right Stuff." What COL are they loaded to? They look like they're seated a bit deeper than mine, but I can't tell for sure. If so, it'll...

Loaded "long" with a COL of 1.175", a charge of 2.1g Win231 would've gotten me right in the 590 range from my 4" S&W Mod. 33-1 (.359" groove diameter). I say "would've," because the notes I have...

If I recall correctly, the .455 alloy was 20:1 Pb:Sn. Not sure whether the Brits made any conscious decisions that a different alloy offered an advantage worthy of adoption with the .38/200;...

That's a great old account of the Super Police in action! Of course, the hold-up artist in question would respectfully disagree...if he could!

I've seen it before and wondered how on earth that...

Outpost, your Big Bertha bullet is a larger-meplat version of the Remington .35-200 bullet I did some early testing with in .38 S&W loads. In my alloy, it cast 214-15g. I may have bumped the meplat...

Should we call it "Big Bertha"?

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Wow, nice!!!

I'd never, ever. been interested in 5" revolvers...until I got a Victory Model in .38 S&W and felt it point naturally wherever I looked. Other K frames balance extremely well in my hand, but that 5"...

I pulled down a vintage Winchester .38 S&W 200g cartridge and measured it at .356. Soft lead + hollow base = obturation at low pressures.

Thanks, Outpost! Extremely interesting and useful info on .32 ACP guns and ammo. Much appreciated!

Sounds like they're lubricated with Lubaloy, as was often the case with Western and Winchester ammo back in the day.

GW,
I'm in Baton Rouge too, so Geaux Tigers!

The bullet I carry in my .38 S&W snubs is exactly the kind you mean, in a heavy weight to boot. It's the NOE group but mold .360-200, a 200g LSWC...

Working with the 358430 and similar 200g bullets, I've devoted most of my efforts to loading the .38 S&W cartridge. At those lower velocities, I noticed a clear tendency in water jugs: at velocities...

Nice-looking Enfield! I found their DAO trigger pull astonishingly light, short, and smooth, and the gun handily accurate at the combat ranges for which it was intended. The grip size, shape,...