38 Shorty Special, I was bored

[Rule3]

Not that regular 38 special is a real power house but how much difference is there in a short, if one just loads powder puff, mouse fart loads in regular 38 special brass??

 

[Funflyer]

Not that regular 38 special is a real power house but how much difference is there in a short, if one just loads powder puff, mouse fart loads in regular 38 special brass??

Here's a good video on that question. Skip to 2:25 and watch from there.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybNbAds0-DI[/ame]

 

[Rule3]

Don't need a chrono or video to determine that. So yes a smaller powder charge in a small case will get the velocity with less powder.Not much different than the difference in a 38 special and 357 or a 40 SW and 10mm
One can load 38 special to about 357 mag levels using 10% of the 357 mag data



His "data" was only 5 rounds and one was messed up. I do not agree with the "more efficient" thing. Perhaps frugal would be the term. A few grains of powder is no big deal.
Besides he even said neither load was accurate,

Some powders are position sensitive, so if he holds the barrel upright and then slowly lowers it, the powder will burn better.


Oh well, have fun.