No, but I do load 148gr DEWCs very hot for critter control. They put a nice hole in things.I am fairly new at this forum and I apologize in advance if this question has been asked recently.Do any of you load .38 wadcutters backwards in the case to provide a "super hollowpoint"?
Not my bag of marbles. So, that’s a No. For home defense in .38Spl I load a variety of lead and jacketed rounds, all designed specifically for hunting or home defense purposes. Hunting bullets are designed to deliver a quick kill and if I’m facing a rabid animal that’s exactly what I want.How about for self defense?
So penetration then? Save the backwards wadcutters strictly for mushrooming.Not my bag of marbles. So, that’s a No. For home defense in .38Spl I load a variety of lead and jacketed rounds, all designed specifically for hunting or home defense purposes. Hunting bullets are designed to deliver a quick kill and if I’m facing a rabid animal that’s exactly what I want.
How about for self defense?
Thanks for the info but I don't cast anymore. Melting lead was fun while it lasted but my Doctor advised me to "give it up".The last time I looked, which was awhile, Midway sells hollow base wadcutters. MP Molds sell hollow base wadcutter molds. You can cast varying alloys of Pb:Sn and see what works fine for you.
Why's that ?Thanks for the info but I don't cast anymore. Melting lead was fun while it lasted but my Doctor advised me to "give it up".
That is pretty old technology. I remember it being very popular back in the 70s for short barreled revolvers where you weren't likely to get much velocity. The issues folks ran into was unreliable/inconsistent expansion and poor accuracyDo any of you load .38 wadcutters backwards in the case to provide a "super hollowpoint"?
This experience has been very similar to my own. The Speer Gold Dot Short Barrel 135gr HP load has been my choice for short my J-frames...that is the barrel length (<2") it was designed to expand out ofI tried shooting Remington hollow base wadcutters into jugs of water before and the bullets shattered. I also shot Gold Dot 38-135 bullets and they expanded perfectly.
I'd rather not go into detail, let's just say lead fumes are not "healthy". I'm trying to hang on to what I got.Wh
Why's that ?