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I have been looking through my load books for a good snubbie load but it seems that even though folks carry snubbies there is a dearth of reloading data for them, most loads are developed with 6" barrels or test barrels.
My firearm is a 2.25" Model 36 chiefs special circa 1973.
The literature that came with the gun seems to indicate that the standard .38 spl. loaded in the 70's was in fact what we now call +p.
So has anyone here developed and chronographed a load for a snubbie revolver in .38 spl or +P?
Looking through speer #13
It seems that even with a 6" barrel the difference between regular and +p is only 80 FPS.
I am thinking the best load would be with titegroup powder, since it is fast burning and will not hopefully produce a fireball outside the barrel like some slower powders. Hopefully this will result in higher velocity from a snubbie.
The load is 4.4 gr titegroup and a 125 gr gold dot for 933 fps, I would expect it to run about 750-800 fps from a snubbie due to the shorter barrel but the faster powder may negate the 50 fps velocity loss per barrel inch and make it somewhat less.
Add 80fps and 0.5 gr of powder for +p.
Anyone done any load development along these lines???
Thanks
My firearm is a 2.25" Model 36 chiefs special circa 1973.
The literature that came with the gun seems to indicate that the standard .38 spl. loaded in the 70's was in fact what we now call +p.
So has anyone here developed and chronographed a load for a snubbie revolver in .38 spl or +P?
Looking through speer #13
It seems that even with a 6" barrel the difference between regular and +p is only 80 FPS.
I am thinking the best load would be with titegroup powder, since it is fast burning and will not hopefully produce a fireball outside the barrel like some slower powders. Hopefully this will result in higher velocity from a snubbie.
The load is 4.4 gr titegroup and a 125 gr gold dot for 933 fps, I would expect it to run about 750-800 fps from a snubbie due to the shorter barrel but the faster powder may negate the 50 fps velocity loss per barrel inch and make it somewhat less.
Add 80fps and 0.5 gr of powder for +p.
Anyone done any load development along these lines???
Thanks