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Today I finished off 50 rounds of 38 special 158 grain SWCs with 3.4 grains 231. My normal mouse load is 3.2 but my old school Lee dipper gives me 3.4 and was alot faster so I went that route. ...

I've ran Hornady Swaged SWCs at 357 mag velocities with no leading. I used a full charge 9.8 grains HS6, you could tell it was too hot and it probably would have leaded the barrel if I would've shot...

That is my eventual plan, I could've got a Taurus 605 for not much more but I've never had one of their revolvers before. I have their G3C and I trust it but between the 605 and the 206 I figured I'd...

I'm not sure about the SP101 but I know the old Six series in 38 special were exactly the same as the 357 versions. The just reamed the barrels for 38 for law enforcement contracts. Rugers are...

I'm not using a hollowpoint, I'm using a full SWC. I was only stating that in my opinion the factory FBI loads don't get the penetration I'd like to see even when they don't expand probably because...

HS6 is great, alot of people build FBI replica loads with it. I think I may have saw one of your posts about it befote.

That's exactly why I asked what others have gotten with these powders! Hodgdon and their 7 and 10 inch test barrels really skew the results. I probably should have stated this in my original post but...

I was going to try the 173s a while back but they're expensive! Rim rock is the only supplier I know of that sells them, I get my 158s much cheaper. I'd love to start casting my own but I barely have...

I'm a big fan of the Buffalo Bore load, the Underwood version is good too but they're basically 38/44 loads. A member here on CB did some pressure testing and both Underwood and Buffalo Bore "38+p"...

The loads I've worked up are +p according to Speer for their swaged bullets but according to the Lyman cast book they're all standard pressure loads. I am using cast, not sure if it makes a...

The only reason I'm looking for speed is to increase penetration, my carry loads are 120 grain +p and they get about 900 fps from most snubs. I think what I really need to do is find a place to shoot...

I do overthink things a little, I guess I just want to get the most out of the little 38. The loads do work in both my guns, it's just that I can push the 38 a little harder in my 357 magnum. My...

Thank you for that! I just figured out I'm supposed to reply with quote I didn't realize that was there.
HS6 is a little dirty but it's not as bad as using it for target loads. I'm actually going...

I guess the issue I have isn't so much with standard pressure but low velocity. Looking at tests of the factory FBI loads which are +p, even when they don't expand they still don't get the...

I have a Rock Island 206, it's all steel so definitely not a lightweight alloy frame or anything. It is cheap but surprisingly it's decent quality. It's not as good as my Security Six but it's not...

I have a Rock Island m206, it's basically a knock off Detective Special. It handles factory +p like a champ. I ran some Federal Punch 120 grain +p and it was pleasant to shoot. It handled the max +p...

I'm working on some load development and was wondering if anyone here could give me an idea of what I'm working with. I've worked up a few 38 loads but they were all used in a 4 inch 357 magnum. I...

Found something interesting, I looked up the mould that I was getting the data from. I was using data from the 358665 RNFP when I should have been using the data from the 155 grain 358156 SWC. While...

There's a company called Rotometals that makes a casting substitute out of Bismuth. I think it's like $25 an ingot and you can get it on Amazon. I have no experience with it but found it interesting....

Alot of good points! Thank you all! I have used two different 158s from Missouri Bullets, their regular lubed SWC but I also worked up the same load with their Hi Tek coated SWC. Their Hi Tek version...

Thanks everyone, I'll try to answer everyone in one go. I don't have a chronograph but I plan on getting one down the road. I have alot of other equipment I need to build up first, my set up is super...

I would love to get a peek of the Speer #8 manual! That manual is legendary, I mostly want to try some 38+p loads from #8 for use in my 357. I have way more 38 cases than I do 357 but that's a whole...

I've been working up some loads and wanted to get some insight from the brain trust here at CB. Recently I've started to feel that maybe Lyman data is hotter than other sources in general, wether...

I'm planning on moving up to a hand press as soon as possible. It'll be more efficient and I have a bunch of 9mm and no way to load it right now. I couldn't pass up those HSTs they were definitely a...

I'm hoping to load my first rounds later this week, I have 300 Hornady 158 grain swc and brass for days. I'll be going to pick up powder and primers sometime in the next couple days. I'm really...