Hello fellow THR'rs... I recently started reloading and in my local travels taking stock of reloading equipment I grabbed some boxes of cheap plated bullets from a shop. I didn't think to ask the owner (a handloader himself) what he uses behind these. Of course fast-forward to a Sunday morning, and he's closed. I was hoping to load up a few hundred today and wondered if anyone thought they might have a safe starting point.
The two things I recall from my discussion with the owner was "you can load them facing either direction" and "don't run them over 1000fps."
I have Unique, Bullseye, and 2400. I can load either 38spl or 357, although I think I'd stick with 38spl for these plated bullets. The flat one is 148gr, the rounded one is 150gr.
TIA for any suggestions. I checked Alliant's site and their reloading database is offline at the moment. My Hornady manual has 140gr and 158gr lead data only.
The two things I recall from my discussion with the owner was "you can load them facing either direction" and "don't run them over 1000fps."
I have Unique, Bullseye, and 2400. I can load either 38spl or 357, although I think I'd stick with 38spl for these plated bullets. The flat one is 148gr, the rounded one is 150gr.
TIA for any suggestions. I checked Alliant's site and their reloading database is offline at the moment. My Hornady manual has 140gr and 158gr lead data only.