Remington .38 Wadcutters

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I had notifications on Remington. 38 Wadcutters for over a year now...got an email the other day that they have been discontinued. What's the next best substitute?
 
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You may wish to consider Hornady's 148 hollow-base wadcutters for reloading. I find that leading is minimized as long as velocities are low, i.e. 700 to 800 fps.

You will also find plated 148 grain full-wadcutters available. Remember...Google is your friend.

Good luck.

JPJ
 
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I'VE TRIED ABOUT ALL OF THEM . RANSOM REST TESTED AT 50YDS OUT OF MULTIPLE PPC REVOLVERS. IN ORDER OF ACCURACY
1ST REMINGTON 148GR HBWC
2ND STAR SPECIAL MATCH (NO LONGER MADE EITHER)
3RD ZERO 148GR SWAGED HBWC
TIED SPEER AND HORNADY

THAT BEING SAID THE ZERO WILL HOLD X RING AT 50YDS, ALL DAY LONG WITH A GOOD GUN AND LOAD.
JIM P
 
Is there a particular feature that sets them apart?
Maybe find another mfr with that feature?
Find a source and order up a brazillion of 'em?
 
I got the same notice. Major Bummer. Being sold in bulk, they were a bit cheaper than the Hornady's. The Hornady's have no cannelures, and are coated with a dusting of silica powder. The Zero's are probably closer to the Remington. I've shot plenty of Hornady's though, they are fine but a little slippery with the silica dust.
 
Both Hornady and Speer....

Both Hornady and Speer shoot better than I do.
There are some smaller outfits that sell swaged HB wadcutters. I have both Hornady and Speer 'in stock' so I haven't gone looking but I'll bet the prices are lower.

Both Hornady and Speer provide a 'dry' lube that works very well at low velocities.
 
I hate to hear the Remington loads have been discontinued. I have put up several boxes for my M52. I guess I can stop looking for them now. I have been shooting the Remington semi wad cutters a lot lately and have found stacks of them in my Ace store here. . .standard velocity. They shoot good for me but won't work in a M52.
 
I ordered some from a site called Precision Delta (dot com). Haven't received them yet. You might give them a look. I don't like the coating on the Hornadys.
 
Like the Remington's (and 231),second choice Speer's, in two M52s/Ransom.
FWIW- Recent Remington factory WC loads were POOR in both guns.
 
Unfortunately, all of the ammo makers are heading towards two handgun product lines- one line of low quality "race to the bottom" range fodder and the other of designer boutique defense rounds that can be sold for $30 per a box of 20. The traditional lines such as Super-X, Express are being slowly eliminated. Take a look at a Remington, Winchester or Federal handgun ammo catalog from 1985 and probably 50% of the loads are now discontinued and the other 50% on backorder.
 
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I didn't see them mentioned but I've had good results with the Magnus 148 gr. HBWCs. Sorry to hear the Remington bullets are being dropped...
 
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