Thread: 2400 in a snub?
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Old 11-21-2020, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by 66snub View Post
I use 4.0 grains of Sport Pistol and 125 gr FMJ for my 38’s. I haven’t tried 2400. Isn’t that a magnum powder?
It is a powder that is far more suitable for magnum loads. It is a slow burning powder, so using greatly reduced charges in magnum cases or charges that are safe in 38 or 44 Special usually result in incomplete combustion and a lot of unburned or partially burned powder.
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