Friday, November 21, 2025

Full charge wadcutters in .38 Special

I've previously mentioned the use of "full charge" wadcutters in .38 Special. As with much of the stuff I do, I got the idea from C.E. Harris. Read his article here.

Today I ran 10 such loads over my Garmin Xero C1 Pro chronograph with the following results:




Full specs for my handloads:

  • .358 powder coated 148 grain double end wadcutters from Missouri Bullet Company
  • 3.5 grains of Alliant Bullseye powder
  • Winchester WSP small pistol primer
  • Mixed .38 brass
I fired them from a Ruger Police Service Six chambered for .357 Magnum, with a 4" barrel.





Substituting 3.5 grains of Hodgdon Titegroup for the Bullseye should give similar results but be cleaner burning.


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