Thread: 148 HBWC loads for .38 spl snub-nose?
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Old 10-21-2013, 06:19 PM
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Default Speer says no 158 gr jacketed.........
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Originally Posted by Fkimble View Post
Only problem I have run into with 38 snubies is if you go too light, then they apparently won't stabilize. Had a friend coming over with his wife to try out "her" new 38 lightweight snubby. Figured I better load a few rounds a little lighter(158 SWC). Dropped the Bullseye charge by .2 grains. Wouldn't shoot good in her gun or my M10 snubby. Grabbed the standard load(.2 grains more powder) and both shot better than the shooters.
Speer quit publishing date for 158 grain jacketed because they don't stabilize. If fact I tried shooting some out of my
1 7/8" model 10 and noticed some 'keyholeling'. This doesn't seem to affect the 148 and 158 gr lead bullets which shoot just fine out of a snubbie.
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