Loads for 38 Special in 357 brass

rwsmith · #51 03-30-2024, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by STORMINORMAN

I'm amazed at the extent of the disparency of reactions between the need to obsessively clean every smudge on a SS gun (and fear of the deadly crud ring!) vs. the reticence to actually clean a revolver's cylinder after a trip to the range...

Are we talking about after shooting 200+ rounds of hot reloads in 38 Special cases in a 357 Magnum or a half a box of 130gr fmjs?

Cheers!

Man, this is an old thread, but since it's revived....

I shoot both .38 and .357 at some range outings. I don't like to take range time cleaning my cylinders, so I shoot .357s first, then .38s. Usually, however I just shoot .38 loads in .357 brass.

Thom_44 · #52 04-01-2024, 12:41 AM

goonline and look for old loading manuals. The 1980 hornady manual of cartridge reloading, shows loads for HBWC in 38 special cases that hit 9-950 fps from actual smith and wesson revolvers. A 6" model 14 was used if i recall according to the load data.

Those loads in a magnum case would be FUN.