.38 S&W Special / .38 Smith & Wesson Special (Economical Midrange Loads) Load Data

12 published .38 S&W Special / .38 Smith & Wesson Special (Economical Midrange Loads) reloading recipes across 8 powders and 2 bullet manufacturers, with bullet weights from 110 to 173 grains and recorded velocities between 776 and 1,012 fps. Every load lists charge weight, velocity, COAL, primer and case where the source published it.

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Recipes
12
Powders
8
Bullet makers
2
Bullet weights
110–173 gr

Sample .38 S&W Special / .38 Smith & Wesson Special (Economical Midrange Loads) loads

The first 5 of 12 recipes.

BulletPowderChargeVelocityCOALPrimer
Speer JHP 110grHodgdon Universal Clays6.0 gr1012 fps——
Hornady XTP 125grAccurate AAC-25.4 gr961 fps——
Speer hollowbase wadcutter 148grAccurate AAC-23.0 gr806 fps——
Speer hollowbase wadcutter 148grAlliant Bullseye3.0 gr778 fps——
Speer hollowbase wadcutter 148grHodgdon HP-383.3 gr776 fps——

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