cleanview
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As afore mentioned I am new to reloading. Mostly I ahve been testing different rounds and one of the things I notice is some smoke more than others. I am loading with hp 38 and loading 380 and 9mm. Below are some of the loads I have come up with
This morning was 380 95 gr LRN from missouri bullets, shooting out of a bersa 380 and the wifes pretty pink taurus tcp. OAL .968
2.6 gr Hp 38 shot just fine
2.3 gr hp 38 shot plenty soft
1.9 gr hp 38 failure to extract on both guns.
seems like i read somewhere that the softer the load the more smoke. Would that mean a hotter load will take away some of the smoke? dont know if I want to go hotter on this round or not.
Other loads I have worked up that seem to work are
380 95 gr fmj 2,6 gr hp 38 OAL .970 seems to shoot pretty good.
380 95 gr FMJ 2.9 gr hp38 OAL .970 Seemed normal
380 95 gr fmj 3.2 gr hp38 OAL .970 normal
9mm 124 LRN 4.0 hp 38 OAL 1.154 thought this could be lightned some
9mm 124 FMJ 4.0 hp38 OAL 1.154 seemed pretty good
9mm 147 lead flat top 3.2 hp 38 OAL 1.135 soft but pretty good
9mm 147 Lead flat top 3.6 hp38 OAL 1.135 Seemed pretty good
9mm 147 Lead flat top 4.2 hp 38 OAL 1.135 little hot
9mm 124 LRN 4.0 hp 38 soft but smoky
9mm 124 FMJ 4.6 Hp38 OAL 1.169 soft shooting
9mm 124 FMJ 4,3 hp38 OAL 1.169 lot softer
Any comments (good or bad) about the loads are much appreciated, and what exactly is it that makes the loads smoke so much?
This morning was 380 95 gr LRN from missouri bullets, shooting out of a bersa 380 and the wifes pretty pink taurus tcp. OAL .968
2.6 gr Hp 38 shot just fine
2.3 gr hp 38 shot plenty soft
1.9 gr hp 38 failure to extract on both guns.
seems like i read somewhere that the softer the load the more smoke. Would that mean a hotter load will take away some of the smoke? dont know if I want to go hotter on this round or not.
Other loads I have worked up that seem to work are
380 95 gr fmj 2,6 gr hp 38 OAL .970 seems to shoot pretty good.
380 95 gr FMJ 2.9 gr hp38 OAL .970 Seemed normal
380 95 gr fmj 3.2 gr hp38 OAL .970 normal
9mm 124 LRN 4.0 hp 38 OAL 1.154 thought this could be lightned some
9mm 124 FMJ 4.0 hp38 OAL 1.154 seemed pretty good
9mm 147 lead flat top 3.2 hp 38 OAL 1.135 soft but pretty good
9mm 147 Lead flat top 3.6 hp38 OAL 1.135 Seemed pretty good
9mm 147 Lead flat top 4.2 hp 38 OAL 1.135 little hot
9mm 124 LRN 4.0 hp 38 soft but smoky
9mm 124 FMJ 4.6 Hp38 OAL 1.169 soft shooting
9mm 124 FMJ 4,3 hp38 OAL 1.169 lot softer
Any comments (good or bad) about the loads are much appreciated, and what exactly is it that makes the loads smoke so much?