Hi reloaders,
I'm fairly new at reloading and seek your advice on Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point reloading tips. I'm having trouble locating 148gr HBWC, so I had to settle for bulk Remington 158gr SJHP which is plenty available locally. My revolver is a six-inch 686.
I looked for loading data in my Hornady, Sierra, Speer and Lyman reloading books with no luck. Same for Remington web site. The Speer manual even seem to discourage loading heavy 158 gr bullets in .38 spl.
After reflecting on all this, perhaps this bullet is meant for .357 Mag rather than .38 spl or +P. What do you guys think? If it is safe to load for .38 spl or +P, do you have recommendation for loading data?
Regards,
Guy -
I'm fairly new at reloading and seek your advice on Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point reloading tips. I'm having trouble locating 148gr HBWC, so I had to settle for bulk Remington 158gr SJHP which is plenty available locally. My revolver is a six-inch 686.
I looked for loading data in my Hornady, Sierra, Speer and Lyman reloading books with no luck. Same for Remington web site. The Speer manual even seem to discourage loading heavy 158 gr bullets in .38 spl.
After reflecting on all this, perhaps this bullet is meant for .357 Mag rather than .38 spl or +P. What do you guys think? If it is safe to load for .38 spl or +P, do you have recommendation for loading data?
Regards,
Guy -