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Old 01-10-2017, 03:15 PM
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As stated, most (all?) of the fixed sight S&W 38 Specials were/are regulated for 158 grain factory loads.

An easy approach for handloaders is to check the factory load ballistics here.
Then work up a handload that delivers comparable velocity.

A 158/160 LRN over 4.0 grains of WW 231 is a popular factory duplication load. In my 4" guns it gives about 775 FPS.

Most of mine seem to shoot the round nose bullets a bit more accurately than the SWCs.
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