Originally Posted by ACP230

The first .38 Special loads I made used lead
truncated cone 125 grain 9mm bullets. The local gun store had
some on the shelf. No .38 bullets at the time.

They looked odd but shot well from a Ruger Blackhawk with a six and a half inch barrel. I used Bullseye powder and CCI primers.
Used up all the TC bullets the dealer had. Then switched to
158 grain LSWC bullets over Unique. Still shooting similar
bullets and similar loads.