Hmmmm.......it wouldn't look a whole lot different than the 38/200 loads with NEI #169A. That bullet is .810" long, loaded into a case .775" long. Weird, but it works.Someplace around here I've got a 358009 copy for my 35 Whelen. I ought to load one up in a 38 S+W case just to see what it would look like!
Fine, yes that's fine.a shout out to Ben - I use BLL - and every time I shoot an indoor match (I always shoot home cast) I get accused of shooting BP! I just tell them to blame it on Ben! lol!
Amen to that. And thank God that I have the blessing that my wife is to me.My wife blames me with everything else anyway.
How true !2024 is the new 1975.
One of those “idiots” was Phil Sharpe, who convinced S&W the 38 Special Magnum was a good idea!I am a huge fan of the 38 Special and have likely loaded more 38 Special cartridges than all the other handgun cartridges I reload.
I agree that factory loaded 38 Special (and 38 Special +P) is loaded on the moderate side of the potential pressure. That’s not a bad thing and the cartridge doesn’t need to be pushed to its limit all the time.
The .38-44 Heavy Duty is one of those examples of “why we can’t have good things”. There are just too many idiots out there that will do stupid things if you let them. And, after being stupid those same people will not accept responsibility for their own actions.
The 38-44 Heavy Duty or 38-44 High-Velocity is a great concept. And in the hands of a responsible person with a little bit of knowledge, it can be utilized to great effect.