One article of the many Skelton wrote was (IIRC) was something along the lines of the .38 Special being his "friend." The handload he recommended (8 gr. of Unique w/ a 158-160 gr. LSWC in a .38 Special case) is one I have used for many many years. When I bought a Thunder Ranch 21-4, my decision was in large part driven by the fact that it was a .44 Special. He was one of my favorite writers of that era.

(8 gr. of Unique w/ a 158-160 gr. LSWC in a .38 Special case) To one and all I very much beg your pardon. The load I listed is not from Skelton. It is my own error. The correct load is 5.0 gr. of Unique w/ a 158-160 gr. LSWC in a .38 Special case. To use 8.0 gr. of Unique with that weight bullet in a .38 Special would not at all be wise. I italics the error in the original post and offer to one and all this correction. Again, do not use the load I erroneously listed when I first made this post! Sincerely. brucev.

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