.380 bullets

[drband]

100gr plated bullets from Rocky Mountain Reloading work well for me. I've used AA#2, Unique, and Red Dot. I now have some W231 that I plan to try soon. Good luck & stay safe--work up from minimums!

 

[fouled bore]

I am also shooting them through an LCP. Using the 7625 at 2.9 and .945 OAL they fail to eject. Worked up to 3.4 and they would eject but would not penetrate the 2x board the target was on. Shooting them they just feely like a very weak load. I just came across some HP-38 and loaded them at 3.0 and .970 OAL and they work great. I am using Speer TMJ 95gr bullets, the Speer manual has data using these bullets with a starting load of 3.4 and a max load of 4.0 with an .970 OAL using W231 (same as HP-38). This sounds very hot to me. Has anyone tried a load like this?

 

[Pilot]

I have been using 93 grain, copper washed lead bullets with good success for practice. I forget where I got them though!

 

[Toprudder]

Another vote for Xtreme 100gn RNFP. Shoot very well out of my wife's Sig P238, Ruger LCP, Bersa Thunder. My favorite load is Power Pistol, reduced load.

If you order from Bayou Bullets, be careful. The advertised 380 bullets are .001" smaller than the 9mm bullets. The ones I ordered as 380 were terrible for accuracy, I figured out they weren't large enough for my barrel. They sell the same bullet as both 380 and 9mm, the 9mm is .001" larger. Get the 9mm.