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Old 12-29-2010, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by ialefty2 View Post
Which powder would get around 950-1000 fps at +P or less pressure?
The Lyman Handbook 45th Edition lists 5.4 grains of Unique as a max load with a 158 grain cast bullet in .38 Special. I loaded a lot of them back in the late 70's and it is a good load. Recently, I went back to it using a SWC bullet that actually casts out at around 154 grains. I have chronographed it from my Model 60-7 at 880 fps. (The data was tested for the Manual in a 6" K-.38; reported velocity was 1000 fps.) I will eventually check it out in my 8 3/8" 14-3, and would also like to try a reasonable load of 2400 in that long tube as well. Good luck.
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