Originally Posted by DeadAye

I was composing almost this very same question last night --- And here it is

A friend and I used to reload everything we shot 40 years ago. He moved and I gave him everything but my .38 brass. I haven't loaded anything in the interim but now have two 38s - A 4" Mod 10 and a 1 7/8" 49 that my wife and I have been shooting a lot lately
So here's the thing..... I know that the 4" M10 will drive nails with 148 HBWCs & 2.8gr of Bullseye, but last night I read somewhere (should have bookmarked it) that this is NOT a very good load for a snubby

Is that true
If it is, what is a good load for that bullet and powder for the 49 ---- Or should I be using a different powder or bullet or both for the snub?

I'd really like to keep this as simple (OK - Cheap) as possible. My plan is to get a single stage press and to keep the components as basic as I possibly can -- At least for now