SteelyNirvana
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I fired my first .38 and .357 reloads this afternoon. My .38 loads were 8.0gr of blue dot and my .357's were 13.0. I was using cheap 125gr Winchester JHP's. My guns were a 3 1/4" SP101 and a 4" S&W 66. When I fired the 38's from the ruger a few flakes of unburned powder (about 7-10) actually fell out of almsot every .38 cases when I ejected them. I had some with the Smith, but not as much. The .357's had about 4-5flakes of unburned powder fal out also, I did'nt try the .357's with my Smith because i was afraid they would be to hot for it.
Is this a normal characteristic of Blue dot? I can understand the .38's having unburned powder exp fired from the 3" Ruger but what about the .357's? I used standard winchester primers and applied a tight crimp from the Lee factory crimp die.
P.S. I had a fun time with the 13.0gr of Blue dot .357's today. Very loud, very fun. I think now I'm going to load some 14.2gr's over 125's that was suggested to me a while back.
Is this a normal characteristic of Blue dot? I can understand the .38's having unburned powder exp fired from the 3" Ruger but what about the .357's? I used standard winchester primers and applied a tight crimp from the Lee factory crimp die.
P.S. I had a fun time with the 13.0gr of Blue dot .357's today. Very loud, very fun. I think now I'm going to load some 14.2gr's over 125's that was suggested to me a while back.