Katana8869
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I recently purchased a pair of .357's, a Ruger GP100 and a S&W 640.
Tonight I put together my first 10 .38 Special test loads, using Data from my Speer Reloading Manual #12 using the listed starting load of 3.8 gr. of Bullseye under a 158gr LSWC bullet. My concern though is that Alliant's website list this load as a +P loading.
Is that the case? While I know that it will not harm a .357 revolver to run hot .38's in it, I was wondering just how "hot" this load is. If Speer is listing a +P load as a starter, it makes me wonder how much I should be trusting their data.
Tonight I put together my first 10 .38 Special test loads, using Data from my Speer Reloading Manual #12 using the listed starting load of 3.8 gr. of Bullseye under a 158gr LSWC bullet. My concern though is that Alliant's website list this load as a +P loading.
Is that the case? While I know that it will not harm a .357 revolver to run hot .38's in it, I was wondering just how "hot" this load is. If Speer is listing a +P load as a starter, it makes me wonder how much I should be trusting their data.