Damn I have to quit posting without my glasses. Didn’t realize it was so old.
Damn I have to quit posting without my glasses. Didn’t realize it was so old.
WOW, a 2015 thread !
A Speer +P loading I like is 3.7 grs Bullseye with 158 gr Speer LSWC seated 1.440 with CCI 500 primers. It chronographs from my S&W 637 approx 735 FPS.
The gun writer Charles Petty ran an artical in the early 80’s about standard and plus P 38 special loads in I believe snub guns. At the time, he also published what manufacture’s stated about plus P in their revolvers. About all I remember from that article was his winner of the day was 800X. I just loaded remingtons 95 grain hollow point that was advertised for a 2” revolver to a non plus P loading of 1090 FPS with 800X from a 10 year old IMR powder booklet.
Yes everyone has a favorite load . Is it fast ? is it accurate? Which is best? For my gun I settled on B Eye. It was not the fastest but it shot the best.
For me hitting what I aim at is the most important.
My gun was not a short barrel but a medium.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |