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How does the .38 wadcutter compare to...

dbaraledbarale Member Posts: 328 ✭✭✭
edited February 2006 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
How do the commercial .38 wadcutters compare to the original black powder .38 spl load? I'm starting a project on an old spanish "colt" and I'm gonna want to shoot it when it's done. But I want to be on the safe side, I was thinking about using commercial .38 wads as I do not reload.
I figured a 148 grains at 750fps can not be that hard on the guns.
What do the experts think?

Thanks,
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hello as far AS I know there was never a black powder load in 38 special . many of the early pistols made in Europe and the U.S. were for 38 short COLT and 38 long colt but the cheaper guns had the cylinder bored straight thru. and a 38 special would fit but it would not be smart to fire even a mild 38 special load in most of these pistoles . I would go with the new TRAIL BOSS powder that is new and made for older guns and has light pressure.
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  • dbaraledbarale Member Posts: 328 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks Perry, do you know if there is any factory loads that would have really low pressures? Such as cowboy loads or such.
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The flush wad cutter is the lowest pressure factory load available but as stated I think this pistol was in 38 short or long colt. I picked up a bunch of 38 short colt at a gun show and if you can locate this I would use it. You might want to talk to some local PPC shooters that reload they load mild loads.
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