Here’s the minimum load where I get a clean burn of the powder:
158 grain NOE-360-160-WFN (modified Felix lube)
13.6 grains Enforcer
CCI 550 (magnum) primer
Starline brass
1.580” OACL
1,112 fps at 5 yrds (3” barrel, revolver)
56 SD
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At 13.5 grains (1,078 fps), there’s so much unburnt powder in the cylinder that the next rounds feel gritty when I reload. Then I put in the 13.6 grain loads and everything was cleaned out. Even the barrel was easy to clean when I got home, and I had just put about 100 rounds through it.
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Ramshot data gives a max charge of 14.0 grains under Hornady XTP (1.590” OAL), giving 1,320 fps from a 6” barrel.
Lyman 49th shows a max charge of 13.8 grains under the 155 grain 358156 (1.590” OAL), giving 1,293 fps from a 4” barrel.
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What are your thoughts on a max charge of Enforcer under the 158 grain NOE-360-160-WFN, and what you you expect for the velocity from a 3” barrel?