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For many years, at least 40, I have loaded a 140 grain JHP over 9 grains of SR 4756. From my 6 inch Model 28, my chronograph shows a bit over 1200 FPS. Good accuracy, but it does recoil a bit.
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I had loaded 13.5 gr. of 2400 under the Speer 146 half jacket for a fairly stout load for my 28, but I refrained from using them in my Model 19. Your load sounds pretty hefty, since I only use 8.6 grains of 4756 in my 44 SPL.
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For many years, at least 40, I have loaded a 140 grain JHP over 9 grains of SR 4756. From my 6 inch Model 28, my chronograph shows a bit over 1200 FPS. Good accuracy, but it does recoil a bit. Sounds like you found that load in the Speer #8 Manual. It had(has) a reputation of having starting loads,especially with SR4756, actually being close to max loads.
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For many years, at least 40, I have loaded a 140 grain JHP over 9 grains of SR 4756. From my 6 inch Model 28, my chronograph shows a bit over 1200 FPS. Good accuracy, but it does recoil a bit. Sounds like you found that load in the Speer #8 Manual. It had(has) a reputation of having starting loads,especially with SR4756, actually being close to max loads. Though loaded in .38 Special cases, I wouldn't want to shoot them in a K frame .38 like a M15.
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I had loaded 13.5 gr. of 2400 under the Speer 146 half jacket for a fairly stout load for my 28, but I refrained from using them in my Model 19. Your load sounds pretty hefty, since I only use 8.6 grains of 4756 in my 44 SPL.
Old70 Back when I tried 2400 in my .38 Spec with 150 gr cast bullets, there was a lot of unburned granules. They got under my K-38 ejector, making it hard if not impossible to close the action. It may burn cleaner with heavier bullets. I like full house .38 Spec loads with Unique. Very clean when burned hot, almost no residue. DF
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For many years, at least 40, I have loaded a 140 grain JHP over 9 grains of SR 4756. From my 6 inch Model 28, my chronograph shows a bit over 1200 FPS. Good accuracy, but it does recoil a bit. Sounds like you found that load in the Speer #8 Manual. It had(has) a reputation of having starting loads,especially with SR4756, actually being close to max loads. found it there yes, back many years ago. 1970 edition. I have played with the charge, going up and down. The 9 grains gives a good compromise. Fast, accurate and fun. It is a good load in my Model 60 three inch, instead of using a .357 mag load. With some 40 years of experience using the load, I'd say it was spot on for a 'max load'. No complaints here.
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I just finished loading a batch of SWCs from my new RCBS 38-150KT mold. I put them over my standby load of 5.5gr Unique. It’s a bit hotter than normal +P stuff but not 357 territory. I mostly use this load in my N frames but it doesn’t bother me to use it in my Ks and sparingly in my all steel Chief Special.
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5.5 grs. of Unique is hotter than +P?
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5.5 grs. of Unique is hotter than +P? It’s over what Alliant lists for +p with a 158. All of my newer manuals show loads stopping around 4.9-5.2gr. I think Skeeter used to use 6.5 or 7 grains under a 358156 for use in his 357s without using “expensive” 357 brass. I seem to remember 5.5 showing about 1000fps out of my 6.5 Outdoorsman and I’ve shot several pigs with good results. Not a smoking hot load but hotter than what you get off the shelf at the store.
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Using the same bullet as the "kid" and 5.0 grains of Unique I've shot a hell of a pile of them in K's L's and N's. It don't bother me at all to use them in my M60 DAO because J's got thicker cyl walls than K's. MB
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Yeah that caught me off guard, I've been using 5.5 grs. of Unique with 158 gr. cast in my M15 for a woods roaming load for years. Pretty sure I have older load manuals that list that as a max +P load.
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