Hi all, this is my first post in this forum wich call my atention because in my country, COLOMBIA, the .38 is the most popular caliber, even it is the standard side arm for police and security men. I work in a security company so guns are a tool for me, not a sport, but I love guns and shooting. I have 2 guns: a S&W M19-3 4" barrel in .357 Mag. and a M14-3 6" barrel in .38 Spl. The problem is for work I should carry .38 Spl. ammo only, so as handloader I developed a very hot load some 10 years ago as follow. Case: Indumil (government brand) hand selected and weighted for internal capacity homogenity and wall thick control. Primer: CCI550. Powder: 13 grains of Blue Dot. Bullet: 110 grains Sierra JHC. In the Chrony with the 4" average is 1366 FPS, with the 6" average is 1514 FPS. No flatened primers or extraction problems. Penetration and expansion in water filled bags is very good. By the way, the price of a 50 rounds factory box (government produced) .38 Spl. 158 grains RN is some US $45.oo, so for practice I use 4,3 grains of Winchester 231 with 158 grains Lee mould bullet and standard primers.
