While I wait for affordable Large Pistol primers, for my .44 Magnum reloading endeavor, I am going to crank out some .38 Specials.
What I have is:
[*]Cast Lead Round Nose bullets, 158 grains, sized to .357
[*]Hodgdon HP-38 powder
[*]CCI Small Pistol primers
[*]Winchester Small Pistol Magnum primers
[*]Remington #1&1/2 Small Pistol Primers
[*]A bunch of empty, fired cases that need preparing
[*]50 prepared cases, that someone else primed, with unknown primers
The data, that I got from Hdgdon's Web site, is this:
I would use these in my .38 Special revolvers (S&W Model 12; Charter Arms Police Bulldog; Taurus Model 80; all from the 1970s), and my EMF/Rossi Model 92.
.38 Special
Bullet weight: 158 GR. CAST LSWC
Sized to: .358
Powder: HP-38
Starting load: 3.1 Grains
Maximum Load: 3.7 Grains
My questions:
[*]Can I use the Hodgdon data, with my components?
[*]Should I use the already-primed cases?
[*]Which primers should I prime my cases with?
Thanks,
Shawn