Reloading 38 Super

[Sky King]

Pickup some Remington 130gr FMJ's and Autocomp at a gun show. Anyone ever reload these components, haven't found much data. Hodgdon's web site only shows Berry's 130gr plated bullets.

 

[Wil Terry]

SO...use the Berry data ! IF you are a handloader you woill know EXACTLY where to go from there.

And so it goes...

 

[Walkalong]

Interesting that they don't have 130 Gr FMJ data for it on the website.

 

[Sunray]

130 grain jacketed data is here. http://stevespages.com/355p_2_130.html
Autocomp may not be best for the Super. Or is just hasn't been tested much for .38 Super. Doesn't appear at all for .38 Super in the .pdf from Hodgdon. Or on Handloads.com. Or any of the assorted .38 Super pages.

 

[ATLDave]

Autocomp is, IIUC, intended to run the compensators on USPSA/IPSC-type race guns. Look to the forums that cater to gamer-type shooters and you may see a lot of data.... though some of it may be outside of SAAMI ranges!

 

[zaphar]

Is the chamber of the barrel in your pistol fully supported? That makes a big difference when loading for 38 Super.

 

[Sky King]

Fully supported Bar-Sto barrel

 

[KansasSasquatch]

Hodgdon shows 125gr Sierra FMJ and 125gr Hornady HAP data. 6.2gr MAX charge of AutoComp for the Sierra and 6.0 MAX charge of AutoComp with the Hornady. The Max charge for the Berry's is 5.8gr. I don't load .38 Super but I probably go ahead and use the 130gr Berry's data that Hodgdon lists.

 

[RainDodger]

Sometimes you really gotta dig to find .38 Super data. I load that same bullet for general shooting and I've not found data for the AutoComp that I have on hand. Then again, I found that the VV N105 I had on hand is just plain fantastic for the Super.

If you find Autocomp data for the 130 grain, let us know where you found it!

 

[Sky King]

If I find something, I'll post it. Otherwise I'll start with the Berry's Plated data. If I don't like that, I'll go back to Universal, since I still can't find Power Pistol