Long ago there was a 38 Special 200gr load that may have been trying to copy the British revolver. I am not sure if that is the origin or not.
I would like to try to load some Lyman 358 430 200 gr RN for my two Smiths. I have a little data, Bullseye, Unique and IMR 4227 and a few others in the Lyman #45 guide.
Do any of you have experience with this kind of load?
I am NOT looking for earthquake - muzzle blast performance but rather a mild pleasing thud.
Yesterday I tried 10 loaded with 3 grains of HP-38. They were fine and shot about 4" high at 25 yards in my fixed sight Smith M-10
What do you think should be the next load?