bluejay75
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The heavier the better BUT similar in velocity to the standard 22lr. 12-1300 FPS. I see my cast 38 special rifle loads as 22lr replacement as I came into 3 buckets of brass and spec’d out molds that dropped and coated up to .358 without sizing. 5.5 grains of Unique, 6.5 grains HS6 and a 185-200 grain cast bullet is perfect for this duty. The Unique load is ragged hole accurate and will kill from sparrow to deer at 1250 FPS.
I have run 16 grains 300MP, 12.5 of 2400 in 38 special brass and get 1500-1600 FPS. I have both loads built in abundance. They are at 357 length so no chance of mixing them up. I have split a handful of cases out of the thousands I have shot and the only time I ran into pressure was with Unique. Won’t post the load because it will pierce primers in rifle but that same load shoots without pressure from a pistol and is my most accurate pistol load. I only use SRPs in those loads for pistol and rifle. Use mag primers with HS6 if you’re skeptical about using rifle primers.
I have run 16 grains 300MP, 12.5 of 2400 in 38 special brass and get 1500-1600 FPS. I have both loads built in abundance. They are at 357 length so no chance of mixing them up. I have split a handful of cases out of the thousands I have shot and the only time I ran into pressure was with Unique. Won’t post the load because it will pierce primers in rifle but that same load shoots without pressure from a pistol and is my most accurate pistol load. I only use SRPs in those loads for pistol and rifle. Use mag primers with HS6 if you’re skeptical about using rifle primers.
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