Hi,
I've recently got back into shooting my revolver lately after a long affair with various semi-automatics. Does anyone have a favorite powder that is accurate and flows well through a measure? The measure on my Dillon 550 doesn't like flake powders very well.
Thanks,
Jeff

MY FAVORITE LOAD IS STILL 3GRS BULLSEYE OVER A LEAD HOLLOWBASE WADCUTTER. IT IS THE MOST ACCURATE LOAD IN MY MODEL 27 S&W 6IN.

THE 2ND AMENDMENT PROTECTS US ALL..........

2.7gr Bullseye with 148gr HBWC in my M52.

For use in my Python 6 inch I load 4.5 grains of Bullseye or 231 behind a 140 cast SWC (.3595-.360)in 357 cases. Same load I used to shoot Bullseye matches. I load these in a Dillon Square Deal, bought just for that purpose.
Jim

6 grains of Power Pistol and a 140gr Laser-Cast bullet. Clocks at 960 fps. This is my all-purpose bumming around load for 38 Special.

ZM

5 grains of HS-6 behind a laser cast 148 dewc
this was the load our pistol team used at the state shoot
If I remember right there were 8 smith and wessons and 1 colt and 1 ruger,4 of the pistols were 4" and the rest were 6"
these can be seated flush or long,we all seated them long to make speed loading faster.

[ 04-26-2003, 08:42: Message edited by: ty ]

Sure would be nice to know what bullet you are using and the barrel length of yout gun.....

I have 2 1/2" and 4" barrels on a Dan Wesson .357 and 4" S&W 686 waiting for me(also the rest of my money)at the local sporting good store. I shoot 148 gr lead DEWC and 150gr SWC. For jacketed bullets I've been shooting 125 hp Montana Golds and I've been eyeballing the Remington 158 gr. semi jacketed hp bullets on sale at Midway.
Thanks,
Jeff

[ 04-26-2003, 06:42: Message edited by: Jeff57 ]

I use Tite-Group with a Lee disk measure on my 550.

4.3grns W-231 behind a 158grn hard cast SWC. Nice and easy shootin in my Colt Diamondback.

my go to load for my model 15s is the little lee 105 semiwadcutter unsized and tumble lubed with 5.0 grains of redot. IT shoots great in my two guns and in the two my buddy has too.

Bullseye.

My favorite is 26 gr LIL'GUN double compressed with 158 gr LSWC. This makes my Colt Police Positive kick like a 44 mag.

My Clark, that sounds like quite the load. Do you shoot many of those?
Jeff

Try HS6. I find that it meters very accurately in my old Redding Master measure... I use it in the .45 ACP mainly, but it should do well in the .38 Spec. and .357 mag. for target loads.

Jeff57,
I have shot about 100 rounds at 18 gr and about 25 rounds at 26 gr.

That is not much for some, but allot for me.
I go to the range about every two months, but buy more guns at the gun show every month.
50% of my guns I have not taken to the range.
90% of my guns I have not taken to the range more than once.

I suppose I should call it more of a 357 mag load, but I only shoot 38 specials.

Most handloaders would be well advised to stay away from anything I do, but my experiments show LIL'GUN to be a phenominal performer with very little pressure.

I use Titegroup for most of my "standard" round reloading in 9mm, .38 Spl, .45 ACP and .45 Colt. It is too fast a powder for magnum loads. It is very clean burning and a little goes a long way.