EL LOBO TEJANO Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 So what is your specific reloads for .38 spcl for s.a.s.s. Shooting? Be as specific as possible.38 bullet weight and grains of powder. I’d like to reload these at the specs and lower recoil is the S.A.S.S. Standards so I’m within the rules!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hells Comin Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) 105 badman bullets coated Fed mag primers Powder Alliant extra lite 2.0 grains 1.495 oal- 70 power factor Edited April 29 by Hells Comin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 What powder do you have on hand? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 For Ellie's 38s: 125gr. truncated cone coated bullet, 2.8gr. Clays and Federal SP primers(standard or magnum). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Spade Mikey Wilson Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 125 gr round nose flat point or truncated cone bullets 4.0 grains of either Unique or Trail Boss powder Whatever small pistol primers I can find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 125gr. Truncated flat point, 3.0gr. Clays, Federal small pistol or small pistol magnum primer, 1.485 oal. Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Seamus Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 When we used to shoot those toy bullets (real calibers start with 4), I loaded 3.2 gr Red Dot behind a 125 gr bullet. A cowboy friend went as low as 2.5 Red Dot that I tried for a while but it scared me. I put more pepper on my eggs in the morning than there was powder in that cartridge. 1 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Lone Rider Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 1 hour ago, Sixgun Seamus said: (real calibers start with 4), I concurr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe E.S. Corpus SASS #87667 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 9 hours ago, Hells Comin said: Powder Alliant extra lite 2.0 g (!) Did you mean to type 2.0 grains (gr) of powder? The abbreviation “g” means “grams”, a very different unit of measurement. Correct your post if it is wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 125 gr bullet on top of 3.5 grs of TiteGroup for rifle and pistol. HP 38 works well also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too Tall Bob Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 10 hours ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: What powder do you have on hand? It would help recommendations to know what you have easy access to! If you have no reloading experience, find a local cow-person who reloads and would be willing to teach you safe reloading practices. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rance - SASS # 54090 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) Loading 38 specials. 125 grain TC bullet for both rifle and pistols.. loaded with 3.6 grains of Trail Boss for rifle.. 3.4 grains Trail Boss for pistols.. OAL for both 1.435 Federal or Winchester small pistol primers Rifle.. 1873.. Pistols.. original Vaqueros.. Edited April 29 by Rance - SASS # 54090 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Dan Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 125 gr TC Hitec coated bullets 3.0 gr Titegroup OR 3.5 gr Clean Shot Fed primers of any flavor OAL 1.46 Rifle Uberti SS 1873 Pistols Pietta Californians Wife loves them... I shoot 44WCF (Sixgun Seamus) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hells Comin Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 3 hours ago, Abe E.S. Corpus SASS #87667 said: Did you mean to type 2.0 grains (gr) of powder? The abbreviation “g” means “grams”, a very different unit of measurement. Correct your post if it is wrong. Corrected Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 7 hours ago, Sixgun Seamus said: When we used to shoot those toy bullets (real calibers start with 4), I loaded 3.2 gr Red Dot behind a 125 gr bullet. A cowboy friend went as low as 2.5 Red Dot that I tried for a while but it scared me. I put more pepper on my eggs in the morning than there was powder in that cartridge. That’s about what you put in your .45’s!! Cmon be honest !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Where did the OP go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hells Comin Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 11 minutes ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: Where did the OP go? What's new. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinagua Ranger Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 I don’t know about OP, but I am trying to move over from USPSA, and finding it difficult to adjust to SASS loads. I have VV N320 and VV310 in abundance. It looks like a buddy has some Clays, but everything else that’s recommended seems out of stock and/or discontinued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Brown Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Load data for VV Powder attached- I am using N320 for 38 125gr and 130gr Vihtavuori_Cowboy_Data.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 My wife shoots N320. It’s a great powder. Bullseye is still available. It’s not my favorite powder, but the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook has plenty of load data for 38 Special, even for 105 grain bullets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 I shoot 105 grn bullets in pistols, 125 grn in rifles. Both with 3.0 Bullseye. and yes. I put more pepper on my grits, but this load works well for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I. M. Crossdraw, SASS# 8321 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 2.5 grain Red Dot 125 or 130 grain RNFP, TC, FP lead Federal SPP, Winchester SPP 1.45 - 1.60" OAL YMMV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Seamus Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 2 hours ago, I. M. Crossdraw, SASS# 8321 said: 2.5 grain Red Dot 125 or 130 grain RNFP, TC, FP lead Federal SPP, Winchester SPP 1.45 - 1.60" OAL YMMV That was the load Cash Munny gave to me way back when. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I. M. Crossdraw, SASS# 8321 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 (edited) 6 hours ago, Sixgun Seamus said: That was the load Cash Munny gave to me way back when. Been loading this for many years before Cash. Not a hiccup and great load for me. I use the same powder for my SG loads too. Edited May 1 by I. M. Crossdraw, SASS# 8321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Chapo Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 12 hours ago, Sinagua Ranger said: I don’t know about OP, but I am trying to move over from USPSA, and finding it difficult to adjust to SASS loads. I have VV N320 and VV310 in abundance. It looks like a buddy has some Clays, but everything else that’s recommended seems out of stock and/or discontinued. 3 grains of N310 is going to be indistinguishable from Clays. I use Ramshot Competition right now but I could just as easily use any number of powders that are on the fast burning side of the list. 2.7-3 grains of any of them does the job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Badly Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 (edited) hodgdon_2002_blackpowder_reloaders_manual (2) (1) (1) (1) (2).pdf Not just bp Edited May 1 by Mister Badly 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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