.38+P 158gr LSWC-HP..Who's fastest from a snubbie

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From a 2in S&W 360PD

Winchester 813-829 FPS
Remington 800-818 FPS
Federal????

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anyone else offer this load?
 
I don't use Remington any longer due to quality and customer service issues.

Federal is good and accurate, but, I believe that they now distribute the +P 158 gr. LSWCHP as a LE only round.

That leaves Winchester...... it's good and accurate, it's more readily available in my experience, and less expensive.
 
Zero Ammo makes a SWCHP +P. They advertise theirs at 910 fps (presumably from a 4" barrel), but I don't have a chrono to tell me what it does out of my snub. Sure would like to know--shoot, I'd be glad to send you a few out of my next box to find out. Or, you could get some from rozedist.com. Their prices are great, too.

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Federal does about 785 fps from Colt Cobra.

It depends on the lot of ammo, but for all practical purposes they all have the same velocity.
 
I agree with tbeb that they'll all be about the same,cor-bon used to load the 158gr to 1,000fps that i clocked at 920fps from a 2" SP-101.I was really ticked off when they quit making it.
 
I've seen Federal clocked in magazine articles, and it usually ran about neck-and-neck with Winchester. It has been very accurate from my S&W M66, and shoots okay in my snub .38's, but JHP's in the 125-130 grain range shoot better.

I REALLY wish that the lead HP's were more widely available.

Lone Star
 
I REALLY wish that the lead HP's were more widely available
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Me too Lone Star

cor-bon used to load the 158gr to 1,000fps that i clocked at 920fps from a 2" SP-101
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anyone still have some. I would LOVE to put some of those into gelatin. If anyone has any they are willing to part with, I'll be more than happy to buy them.
 
Here's what I got several years ago:
158 WW P+ LHP factory 2" Colt Detective special 768 2" Chiefs Special798 3" 60-4 837 .

haven't shot the other loads but since the factory rn numbers were down in the high 600 to low 700 fps range, these wws are a bit more energetic
 
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