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Old 02-28-2016, 12:00 AM
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Default CFE Pistol - Stumbled into a nice 38sp load

I recently started reloading for the 9mm and on the recommendation of a friend purchased a pound of CFE -Pistol powder to try out with my usual staple of tried and true revolver propellants. Having good success with the 9mm loads I was working up I decided to give the new powder a go with a couple boxes of 125 grain 38/357 XTP bullets i'd recently rediscovered at the bottom of one of my reloading totes. I checked the Hogdson website for 38 special data and put together a sample size from 5.5 gr thru 6.1 gr to run through a 4 inch M67 I like to carry. Didn't know what to expect and didn't have a chrony handy but holy smokes was it accurate, especially toward the top end. Shooting slow DA I was able to get 1 inch groups POA at 7 meters, on par with my usual wadcutter load for that gun. Sorry I don't have a box score for this load but would definitely recommend it to those looking to try something new for defensive near +p options.
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