"what is your favorite 38 special wadcutter load? The reason I ask is because I was just gifted several and I would like a good load for them. "
Hi Horsemen, I too, use several different loads from the olden days of bullseye
match shooting. I loaded 2.7 gr of Bullseye for the 50 yd slowfire string, 2.5 gr
of Bullseye powder for the 25 yd timed and rapid fire strings. I used an H&G 50
148 grain wadcutter in all the loads. I've tried the 148 gr HBWC, but I got equal
accuracy from the H&G 50 design. I've even dropped the Bullseye charge down
to 2.2gr, but this was just for 50' practice; this low charge is still good enough
for X-ring accuracy at 50'. These Bullseye loads were for center fire stages
being shot from a 6" barrel Colt Trooper mkIII. These loads were mostly shot
by my father for the centerfire stage in the 2700 series.
Good Luck Horsemen61, you will find these loads to be accurate and fun
to shoot, and they should serve you very well as plinking rounds.
Tony