Texas Red Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 To The Fire... Requesting Load Data for: 38 Caliber 125 grain 38 Long Colt Brass And Red Dot Powder..... Many Thanks Texas Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Mountain Buzzard Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 3.0 grains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Red Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 Many Thanks, loading for my first smokeless match.....See how the other side lives... Regards TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Texas Red said: .See how the other side lives... It's weird and feels totally unnatural. For some reason I miss MORE when I can see the targets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Skinner Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 I think Buzzard’s 3.0 grains sounds right. I load 3.2 to 3.5 grains in 38 Special. 3.5 grains being a little stout for our game. Red Dot is my favorite powder. I load 38 Special, 44 Russian, 44 Special, 44-40, 45 Colt and of course 12 gauge with it. Oh, also light lead bullet loads in 45-70 govt. It is one of the most universal powders for lead bullet loads. I like it better than Unique which also is good for that purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 i dont shoot this for SASS but those 3.0-3.2 loads are what i use in my antique 38s , i like red dot and clays for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Culpepper 32827 Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 for me, red dot and winchester primers did NOT work in cold weather,,,, not sure why but way to many squibs,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Except for case length, the .38 Special is identical to the .38 Short Colt, .38 Long Colt, and .357 Magnum. 38 Spl, 125 gr bullet ... Red Dot From 3.5 grains to 4.5 grains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 On 9/17/2019 at 6:18 PM, Bramble Mountain Buzzard said: 3.0 grains YEP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Big Boston" Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 I'd want to chrono that load. I settled on 2.6 grains of Trail Boss for around 700 fps. I was at 2.5 with Red Dot (old stuff) I didn't do any primer swapping on 2.5 gr, but I did up the charge to 2.9 gr to see if I could get better Es/Sd. The Es/Sd showed some improvement, but the 40 fps difference between powder forward and powder back convinced me to abandon it. And 750 fps is too fast, already a 38 Spl load, IMHO. Here is my goto at this time: Nothing to brag about, but it is relatively stable and repeatable, and not terrible. Interestingly enough it is not real fussy on the primer. IMO the Fed 100 was the best, by a small margin. That's what it looks like. I've gone through around 200 of these, no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 23 hours ago, Cheyenne Culpepper 32827 said: for me, red dot and winchester primers did NOT work in cold weather,,,, not sure why but way to many squibs,,, Really?! I thought cold weather for you was anything under 70! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 see - what he said - i like 70 and such , my arthritis and Reynolds do too , below that is a crap shoot , i shoot like crap so whatever , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Red Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 Thanks to All for your input.... TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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