Has anybody ever pulled apart a Buffalo Bore cartridge and looked at the powder? Or weighed it?

I'm starting to really like my 2" Model 64 but the K Frame does not handle the heavy loads nearly as well as the J Frames. I'm plagued with sticky extraction when I use heavier charges of SR4756, and I'm still well shy of 8.0 grs. I had been wondering how the Buffalo Bore extracts from the K Frame .38 Specials, so now I know. My next project will be Power Pistol in the 64. I have never used this powder in .38 Special.

Speaking of Power Pistol, I have gotten 1080 FPS in my 2" 9mm Model 940 with 147 gr. Gold Dots. And I get very easy extraction. That's not too shabby for a case which has far less capacity than the .38 Special. I'm willing to bet that if I had a good cast bullet I could hit 1100 FPS. In spite of this, it's amazing how many people scorn the 147 gr. 9mm at face value yet stand in awe of the .38 Special and similar ballistics.

Dave Sinko