Berry's DEWC plated 148 gr - 02/21/20
Couple of issues. I've scienced out a couple of loads for .38 Spl using Bullseye and Power Pistol and none of the 3 pistols I shot them in blew up. Loaded them IIRC about .05 off the throat to give me a little room for error as compared to loading flush with the case mouth and used a very slight crimp. Won't speak the loads right now because I don't want to rely on memory and they sure aren't factory tested. But would really like to hear what anybody else is doing with them. They make for a lot cleaner gun than plain cast lead with lube.
Another issue concerning plated bullets. Can they be hardened by quenching or other means. We shot up 250 rounds of the above mentioned rounds with no problem but I'd like the bullets to be a bit harder than pure lead if possible. These are to be carry loads in my wife's Airweight. Thinking a hardened and plated wadcutter should make a pretty good cookie cutter in a bad guy with enough hardness to say break a femur or other large bone if required and at 800 fps or so shouldn't be too hard to stay on target.
Another issue concerning plated bullets. Can they be hardened by quenching or other means. We shot up 250 rounds of the above mentioned rounds with no problem but I'd like the bullets to be a bit harder than pure lead if possible. These are to be carry loads in my wife's Airweight. Thinking a hardened and plated wadcutter should make a pretty good cookie cutter in a bad guy with enough hardness to say break a femur or other large bone if required and at 800 fps or so shouldn't be too hard to stay on target.