Plated 148gr DEWC---Follow up info added

[AJGUNNER]

I recently picked up a slug of these cheap and want to try them out. Of course there does not seem to be much/anything on these bullets and the powder I wanted to use. After digging through my books and searching on line, I loaded some up using 5.0gr of Unique, seated flush in 38sp cases. I usually put a tag in the box with the data, but would be winging it on this for the FPS and CUP. Anyone happen to have the info you can direct me to, or willing to do the math with the supplied info?

 

[Enigma]

According to Lyman, with a grease groove lead WC bullet you're 0.8 grains over their max load, pushing 1,000 FPS and over 17,000 CUP. YMMV.

 

[JFB]

I recently picked up a slug of these . . .

just curious, is slug an actual quanity of measurement?

ie, so about 1,522 of those bullets?

 

[mikld]

The plated bullets I tried all were loaded to cast lead bullet data. Worked quite well for those bullets. Unless you are loading those for SD, there is no reason for a load that very possibly is .8 gr over max., and most wadcutters are loaded much lighter, like 3.7-3.9 gr Unique...

 

[AJGUNNER]

I recently picked up a slug of these . . .

just curious, is slug an actual quanity of measurement?

ie, so about 1,522 of those bullets?

700+ by weight---The price was right so I didn't count them.

 

[AJGUNNER]

According to Lyman, with a grease groove lead WC bullet you're 0.8 grains over their max load, pushing 1,000 FPS and over 17,000 CUP. YMMV.

Can you please take a photo of this data in the book and post it or PM to me so I can add it to my notebook?

 

[AJGUNNER]

The plated bullets I tried all were loaded to cast lead bullet data. Worked quite well for those bullets. Unless you are loading those for SD, there is no reason for a load that very possibly is .8 gr over max., and most wadcutters are loaded much lighter, like 3.7-3.9 gr Unique...

So probably better in the 357 Redhawk and not an airweight.

 

[mikld]

The plated bullets I tried all were loaded to cast lead bullet data. Worked quite well for those bullets. Unless you are loading those for SD, there is no reason for a load that very possibly is .8 gr over max., and most wadcutters are loaded much lighter, like 3.7-3.9 gr Unique...

So probably better in the 357 Redhawk and not an airweight.

Fer sure! 8)

 

[Enigma]

According to Lyman, with a grease groove lead WC bullet you're 0.8 grains over their max load, pushing 1,000 FPS and over 17,000 CUP. YMMV.

Can you please take a photo of this data in the book and post it or PM to me so I can add it to my notebook?

I'll see if I can figure out how to do that a bit later today.

 

[Enigma]

AJGUNNER: sent you a PM.

 

[AJGUNNER]

I first tried them in a 7.5" 357 Redhawk and they felt like I was shooting a cap gun. So I tried them in the 6" Security Six and they still felt pretty mild. Ran some in the 2.75" Security Six and they finally felt like 38sp target loads, so I went ahead and ran them in a 2" air weight S&W 442. Still fairly mild and nothing near a regular old factory 38sp. I will drop them back to 4.5gr on the next round. This will also save $.15 to $.20 per box on the powder cost. Oh ya, these do punch a beautiful hole in paper---they even seemed cleaner than the 148 lead WC I have been using.

 

[Enigma]

Glad they worked out for you. I finally looked in some different manuals, and those indicated that your loads were probably NOT as hot as the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook (#4) indicated they were. Still over max, but not quite as fast or as much pressure.