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Loading snake shot in .38 special

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SemperFiGuy:
Looks Good So Far.........

But please urge him to stay far, far away from the Chattahoochee.

I saw that movie..................

sfg

NE Bull:
Cabelas has .22LR and .22 Mag from CCI. I have been thinking of picking up some of the mag for the boy to carry.

unfy:
Looking good!

Speer does have powder recommendations for such things in their reloading manual.  Did you follow that ?  Or... what recipe did you use ?

NE Bull:

--- Quote from: CitizenClark on February 01, 2015, 02:39:37 PM ---Here's the first blog post from my brother about his trek, for anyone who is interested: https://www.eaglesnestoutfittersinc.com/blog/alabama-scenic-river-trail/

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Why don't you post this in the survival section or such, so that we can follow along.

CitizenClark:

--- Quote from: unfy on February 02, 2015, 05:31:29 PM ---Looking good!

Speer does have powder recommendations for such things in their reloading manual.  Did you follow that ?  Or... what recipe did you use ?

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Speer also includes a little slip of paper with load formulas in the box of shot capsules. I checked this against the Speer reloading manual at Scheels, and all the values were identical.

Unfortunately, Scheels did not have any of the recommended powders in stock. I bought the pistol powder they did have, and then I did some more research when I got home.

In my Hornady handbook, I looked at a few load formulas for other .38 loads and compared the amount of Titegroup used compared to other powders, including those listed in the Speer recommendations (Unique, 700-X, HP-38, Bullseye, and 231). Most of Speer's recommended charges were between 4.5 and 5.5 grs, so I loaded at 4.0 grs for my first batch.  Titegroup seemed to be slightly less potent than Bullseye, so I pretty much looked at that value and rounded down. I'll probably step up to 4.5 grs, but figured I would go light for the first rounds.

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