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the 642c is a perfect li'l sneaky EDC self defense pistolo. i love mine. in dealing with such a short bbl'd lightweight gun's increased recoil, my arthritic hands and quite advanced age have me loading down to 125 coated swc's under 3.6 of w231. it works for me and i run at least a box of 50...

FWIW, I was cautious enuf to take calipers to last night's range session and after loading el pistolo with all six a2400 rounds, cartridge numero seis had no bullet setback after it's compadres all departed el cylindero. i fired off 20 of 'em and did the 6th round check on all. no issues with...

I'm far more of a BPCR PPB guy than handguns, and all i cast are 16:1 525 grain slicks for wrapping. well, either that or .600 or .530 lead balls for flintlock long guns. :) I have, and have used both trail boss and BE, as well as unique. I think i'll stick with w231/125gr for the mild loads...

with regards to these no-groove bullet "slicks", 11.1 grains of A2400 under the taper crimped Precision 147 grain hi-tek worked fine at the police range last night in the Ruger 6.5" NMBH. no bullet jump, no leading and accuracy was good enuf for me @ 10 to 25 yards. life is still good.

w231 and hp38 - i thought that was common knowledge and do the same with listed loads for either.

SO .... Precision Bullets also sells the same hi-tek slicks in 9mm, 40 and 45, presumably for semi-autos, using a taper crimp, so therefore these would all be dangerous loads that could increase a cartridge OAL and create an unsafe load if not jam the gun. really?

what 9mm bullets?? these Precision Bullets (the company) .38 caliber, .358 sized, 125 and 147 grain lead alloy hi-teks are listed as "cowboy bullets", which, according to them and that designation means revolvers and lever action rifles. a taper crimp is specified. i've loaded and shot...

i can't remember which outfit i spoke directly with - acme, BBI, or precision - but i was told no problem with their hi-tek coated soft lead alloy handgun bullets going as fast as the typical copper jacketed variety. ymmv.

yeah, i saw that load on the hodgdon's reloading page, just thought that was a low charge as compared to their 125 grain listing with w231. i've heard back from some of the bullet makers who are using hi-tek coatings and they're saying no problem to reasonably up the powder charge and increase...

yep, as i originally posted they're a cast lead alloy and slow poke loads are what i'm after and that confirms what i was extrapolating from some the load data i'd seen so far. thanx.

precision hi-teks are lead cast. i've checked online resources - hodgdon and others - nothing for a lead 146-148 and w231, and lyman's #49.

they're precision .358" hi-teks ... 38 147 FP - precisionbullets.com ... for loading in an S&W model 60.

currently loading 5.0 grains of w231 under a 125 grain precision hi-tek coated lead bullet. i've also got 147 grain hi-teks and looking for a w231 min/max load.

the source of the quote in the first post of this thread is contained within the content of this lengthy thread over at the CB forum ... Revolver Inspection - The Right Way - aka Wheelgun 101 my first S&W was a used model 14-2 inn 38spl in pristine condition, a great shooter. my new S&W is a...

...what ??? "US Customs and Border Patrol experience in the early 1980s S&W .357s typically required returning to factory for new extractor every 1500 rounds of 357 Magnum loads, while Rugers went 10,000 utilizing Remington and Winchester full charge .357 rounds with no repairs or parts...