Shrinkmd
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Has anyone made up a batch of wadcutters (or whatever) with the same exact bullets, primers, powder charge, even the same brand of brass, but just made up one batch in .38 special cases and the other batch in .357 magnum cases? I see frequent advice that you can use 38 special loads in 357 cases, possibly having to add 0.1 gr or so to keep the velocity up.
Now, I thought that 38 special in 357 chambered guns loose some velocity due to the larger gap. On the other hand, the bigger 357 case presents a loss of velocity since the load has more volume to expand into.
So, this looks like an easy project to get some data to answer the question. Before I attempt it (at the moment I am loading up a ladder of 45 ACP 200 gr LSWC with Bullseye in 0.1 gr increments to get velocities, check for accuracy, as well as compare Federal to Wolf LP primers...I will post the data after the next range trip!) has this been done already? If not I will add it to my endless "honey-do" list.
Inquiring minds want to know. Does the desire to chronograph everything and graph the data count as a subset of the reloading hobby, or would it qualify as a third hobby?
Now, I thought that 38 special in 357 chambered guns loose some velocity due to the larger gap. On the other hand, the bigger 357 case presents a loss of velocity since the load has more volume to expand into.
So, this looks like an easy project to get some data to answer the question. Before I attempt it (at the moment I am loading up a ladder of 45 ACP 200 gr LSWC with Bullseye in 0.1 gr increments to get velocities, check for accuracy, as well as compare Federal to Wolf LP primers...I will post the data after the next range trip!) has this been done already? If not I will add it to my endless "honey-do" list.
Inquiring minds want to know. Does the desire to chronograph everything and graph the data count as a subset of the reloading hobby, or would it qualify as a third hobby?
