.38 S&W 200 gr. bulleted loads...

by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Thursday, September 25, 2014, 13:41 (3653 days ago)

I don't know what it is about the fall, but I always feel invigorated about handloading and shooting this time of year. Maybe somebody remembers that several months ago I got the urge for and then acquired a Webley MK IV .380/200 chambered revolver. I did some work to it, returned it to original configuration and then loaded some 200 gr. MK II bullets from MattsBullets.com. Those worked very well. Over 2.0 gr. of Bullseye they shot to point of aim at 50 yards and were reasonably accurate. I still like the idea of the 200 gr. bullet in this cartridge, rather than a .38 Special wannabe, but the MK II bullet profile just didn't suit. I say that because there is no rational explanation, it is pretty, but I just thought that the older "MK I" or "Super Police" nose form would be "better". Again, logic and reason wasn't employed, just years of emotional prejudice and some slight amount of experience. So, I bought 500 of Matt's 200 gr. "MK I" bullets for this cartridge and 500 pieces of Starline brass and now, finally, am starting to process the brass for loading.

I did catch JT's recently published article on the .38 S&W but he leaned towards the U.S. standard bullet. I have a mold for that one, but it just doesn't (at least right now) float my boat.

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Sincerely,

Hobie