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These are from my M.D. Smith records. WAP is Winchester Action Pistol, supplanted by Ramshot Silhouette.

38 Special
180 grain LEAD (Truncated Cone) Flat Point
(Cowboy loads - shot in 7 1/2" bbl.revolver - no need to reduce)
VV N320 3.2 gr. 722 fps
hi=780 lo=674 ES=105(powder up and down)
WAP 4.3 gr. 773 fps *
hi=875 lo=685 ES=190.2(powder up and down)
WAP 4.0 gr. 639 fps *
hi=710 lo=497 ES=213 (powder up and down)
AA No.2 3.6 gr. 816 fps
hi=857 lo=785 ES=72 (all shot level)
AA No.2 3.2 gr. 722 fps
hi=791 lo=625 ES=166 (Powder up and down)
AA No.5 5.0 gr. 725 fps
hi=785 lo=670 ES=115 (powder up and down)
AA #5 5.0 gr. 781 fps, hi=801, low=766 ES=35.32 in Contender 14" bbl
AA No. 5 4.6 gr. 690 fps
hi=736 lo=647 ES=89 (powder up and down)
*WAP is not best choice for .38 special, too slow and inconsistent.

357 Magnum:
180 grain Lead + Gas Check
ZIP 5.6 gr. 1,042
ZIP 6.2 gr. 1,158 max
Lil'Gun 15.2 gr. 1,188 max
True Blue 7.6 gr. 1,046
True Blue 8.4 gr. 1,162 max

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