Buck13
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My wife wants to learn to shoot on my revolvers, and she likes the trigger on my Model 19-3 better than the pre-model K22. She's not really delicate, but she isn't going to like bang and recoil, at first. I think she should just start with the .22LR, but if she insists, I will load some 125 grain plated bullets as light as possible. I don't usually load much below the top of the .38 standard pressure chart, so this is unfamiliar territory.
I have Xtreme TCs and maybe a few RMR HPs still hidden somewhere. Appropriate powders in hand are Trail Boss, HP-38, Universal, Titegroup, and Red Dot. Any real difference in the recoil of starting charges for these? Would you dare go below start? Or would it be better to get some lighter bullets, even if that means .355 intended for .380 or 9 mm? Tack-driving isn't the goal here. If they engage the rifling at all, it should be OK at 10 feet.
I have Xtreme TCs and maybe a few RMR HPs still hidden somewhere. Appropriate powders in hand are Trail Boss, HP-38, Universal, Titegroup, and Red Dot. Any real difference in the recoil of starting charges for these? Would you dare go below start? Or would it be better to get some lighter bullets, even if that means .355 intended for .380 or 9 mm? Tack-driving isn't the goal here. If they engage the rifling at all, it should be OK at 10 feet.
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