Need a recipie for .38 spec with W-W 231

[Mike86]

125 grn plated FP and 158 grn JSP.

Also can I load +P loads in regular .38 brass? Is there even a difference in the brass between spec and +P?

 

[WIL TERRY]

All that you ask for is covered in detail in several

LOADING MANUALS!
SPEER,
LEE,
HODGDON'S,
HORNADY,
LYMAN'S.
Read them cover to cover. You will learn a lot.

 

[Brian Williams]

Brass the same
for 125
Speer reloading manual 5.6 gr 231 = 38 Spec performance no less

up to 5.9 for +p level

for 158
5.4 gr 231 no less

 

[Mike86]

Thank you Perfesser, would you believe out of my 4 loading manuals not one has info for 231 and 125 lead except in +P.

 

[nyetter]

The Lyman P&R 2ndE lists....

3.9gr-5.1gr for 125gr jacketed and
3.4gr-5.1gr for 121gr lead
both those loads list 5.4gr as the max for +P

3.5gr-4.9gr for 158gr lead
5.2gr for +P

 

[john kilgore]

If looking for a Win231 load and none listed, look at the HP-38 listings. Same powder except for the labeling, and of course the usual lot-to-lot variation. I've used a great deal of HP-38 that came from a 40lb keg that had a St.Marks WW231 lot#.

 

[sricciardelli]

http://stevespages.com/page8c.htm

 

[Flash Hole]

For plated info.
www.rainierballistics.com
From Winchester Manual #15
158gr.JHP +P
4.0gr. 685v 13.900psi
4.4gr. 720v 17,200psi

 

[Paul Fitz Jones]

My old manual

My Hornaday #3 manual WW231 POWDER
38 148 gr HBWC 3.5 gr 800fps 4.2 gr max
158 gr lead RN 4.0 gr 800fps 4.4 gr max
158 gr SWC JHP 4.8 800fps 5.1 MAX +P
125 gr SWC JHP 5.6 GR 1,000 FPS MAX +P
110 gr SWC JHP 6.5 GR 1,150 fps MAX +P

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