Gloves would be for me , base of my thumb hurts for a couple hours or days after shooting. Well , my hands ache constantly but range time takes the to a whole new level !Tell the truth.....are those padded gloves for your wife or for you?
Short barrel, light weight revolvers just suck to shoot, even in the "wimpy" 38 Special. Doesn't matter how tough you are or how tough you think you are.
I had the Ruger LCR 38 Special for about 2 months. Even the factory standard velocity loads hurt my hands. Couldn't believe it, I was used to shooting 45 Auto and 357 Mag in larger guns with no complaints; how could the lowly 38 Special be so awful? Traded it off for something else.
If you must, load it with (as suggested above) 148 grain wadcutters at low velocity, about 600 or 700 feet per second. Get you some Bullseye or TiteGroup. Terrific target loads.
I had the Ruger LCR 38 Special for about 2 months. Even the factory standard velocity loads hurt my hands. Couldn't believe it, I was used to shooting 45 Auto and 357 Mag in larger guns with no complaints; how could the lowly 38 Special be so awful? Traded it off for something else.
If you must, load it with (as suggested above) 148 grain wadcutters at low velocity, about 600 or 700 feet per second. Get you some Bullseye or TiteGroup. Terrific target loads.
I don't but I loaded up a few hundred for her before I sold my stuff.
Trailboss will be your friend. The cheerios of the gunpowder world. Making some lighter loads, especially with lighter bullets, the Trailboss will provide more case fill than any of your other powders. I have a pretty good load with 158gr WC's and Ramshot Zip, but it only fills the case to about 1/3 capacity. Trailboss is very popular for the light load 38's and 357's.
Lee 125gr RNFP (home cast) with 4.3 gr W231/HP-38.
I shoot these by the hundreds. Easy shooting and accurate. Gives about 825 fps in a 6" revolver.
I shoot these by the hundreds. Easy shooting and accurate. Gives about 825 fps in a 6" revolver.
I have some 231 so that would be easy to make.
It's near impossible to find now. Word is that it is discontinued and unlike to be any more produced in the near future. I've been hunting for a bit and the only place I can find any is on gunbroker, and the prices are far beyond what I'm willing to pay.
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