Toprudder
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Made me go back and look at the loads I worked up in 380 (not that many, really).
I tried Autocomp, BE-86, CFE Pistol, and Power Pistol, with Xtreme 100gn plated, and Win small pistol primers. Interestingly, a charge of 3.6gn of each one resulted in velocities within ~25fps of each other, approximately 750fps out of a Bersa. These were relatively soft shooting loads that cycle fine in the Bersa, LCP, and Sig P238. My favorite powder thus far is Power Pistol.
I hear what is being said about faster burning powders, but the slightly slower powders seem to be more tolerant of charge range than the faster ones. JMHO.
I tried Autocomp, BE-86, CFE Pistol, and Power Pistol, with Xtreme 100gn plated, and Win small pistol primers. Interestingly, a charge of 3.6gn of each one resulted in velocities within ~25fps of each other, approximately 750fps out of a Bersa. These were relatively soft shooting loads that cycle fine in the Bersa, LCP, and Sig P238. My favorite powder thus far is Power Pistol.
I hear what is being said about faster burning powders, but the slightly slower powders seem to be more tolerant of charge range than the faster ones. JMHO.