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Originally Posted by hard nose street cop
Since were on the subject of the FBI Load and reloading it, I figure I would add my .2
The Remington 38 Special +P 158 Gr LHP load # R38S12 which by the is what I CCW in my S&W Model (64-4) (2 inch). Contains 5.5 grains of a medium Gray powder, the OAL is 1.468. The bullets are .699 in length.
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The powder you describe is only valid for that lot # of ammo. The powder in the next lot might look totally different and of a different weight. I have not disassembled any if this ammo but I have looked at Speer Short Barrel .38 Special +P ammo. All three lots where I pulled bullets had different powders and weights. One even used a ball powder while the other 2 used flake powders. All powders weights were different for each lot but the same within the lot.