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Originally Posted by ArchAngelCD
My prime powder for building .38 Special +P ammo is HS-6 especially for the FBI Load. I have found using a magnum primer will air in a full burn of the powder but more over, they shrink the SD numbers to single digits.
*Warning* The charge below exceeds most current data available but was published in the past. If you choose to use it blame no one but yourself if something goes bad.
Here is one of my loads, the FBI Load:
Winchester .38 Special +P case
158gr Hornady LSWC/HP
CCI 550 Primer (Magnum primer on this load)
7.0gr HS-6
COL 1.475"
4" M686 ---- 2" M640
927.0 -- AV --- 888.9
955.1 --- H --- 897.1
905.4 --- L --- 876.6
49.7 ---- ES --- 20.5
20.7 ---- SD ---- 7.9
17.0 ---- AD ---- 5.9
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Thanks for the info. I may have or NOT worked up a max load for my 38s 158xtp yet, but do have this thus far:
158gr Hornady XTP
CCI 550 Primer (Magnum primer on this load)
6.4gr HS-6 Above max in LEE, but inline with others
COL 1.475"
4" 686
796 -- AV
846 --- Hi
762 --- Lo
84 ---- ES
31 ---- SD
*Anyway, I have shot up all of that load and will need to add more rounds.
As stated in OP, I still need to get a good chrono on my 125xtp 38+P loads in my 2-inch snubbies. According to the LEE book, I could go as high as 7.8gr of HS6. I have only loaded 7.7gr so far. My 4-inch chronos look good, but not the 2-inch data.
As discussed above, there is a likelihood that my 2-inch shots are throwing out too much debris and resulting in null readings. Will try backing up to 5yd from the chrono, and making some other adjustments to see what I am truly getting.
After all that, I'll get to working up the 158xtp loads...
