After the .357 mag. thread, I thought I'd make one for ..38 spl. Here's some of mine. First up is the first round up in my snubbies that I have around my house. Speer .38 shot cups. I've always figured if I have to shoot some one in the house, with a shot cartridge I will surely hit them with a few pellets and shake them up pretty good. If in my groggy, half asleep stupor, it's some one I'm not supposed to shoot, they have a split second to scream so I don't shoot them any more and they should survive.
Second and third up is also in shot cups. Years ago I found out that three .30 caliber round balls will fit perfectly in the Speer shot cups. Even in my little S&W chiefs special with the 2" barrel, the pellets stay within a foot or so from each other at 15 yards.
The last 2 in the cylinder are hollow base wad cutters loaded backwards. It is a mild load but devastating on impact. I read about some one doing this way back in the sixties and have loaded thousands of them through the years. Shooting them into wet, clay banks, they will expand to the size of quarters and are only an 1/8" thick when recovered.
Any of you guys have any cool loads for the .38?
Second and third up is also in shot cups. Years ago I found out that three .30 caliber round balls will fit perfectly in the Speer shot cups. Even in my little S&W chiefs special with the 2" barrel, the pellets stay within a foot or so from each other at 15 yards.
The last 2 in the cylinder are hollow base wad cutters loaded backwards. It is a mild load but devastating on impact. I read about some one doing this way back in the sixties and have loaded thousands of them through the years. Shooting them into wet, clay banks, they will expand to the size of quarters and are only an 1/8" thick when recovered.
Any of you guys have any cool loads for the .38?
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