powder suggestions?

**Koli01** · October 28th, 2008, 12:49 PM

looking for powder suggestions for .38 special fired from 2 1/4 inch barrel revolver.

125 gr and/or 158 gr bullets
most likely copper jacketed

thanks in advance

**Lycanthrope** · October 28th, 2008, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by Koli01

looking for powder suggestions for .38 special fired from 2 1/4 inch barrel revolver.

125 gr and/or 158 gr bullets
most likely copper jacketed

thanks in advance

I think that has "Clays" written all over it. Accurate and likely the cleanest of the fast burners.

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**Koli01** · October 28th, 2008, 01:04 PM

thanks my friend. don't know why i even posted. should have just pm'd you but then i would have been robbing the rest of the world of your remarkable knowledge.

**Farbmeister** · October 28th, 2008, 06:08 PM

Titegroup and bullseye also.

I think people have weird ideas of 'clean burning' powders. I shoot both and have yet to see a difference in either .45ACP or .357.

**Xringshooter** · October 28th, 2008, 07:12 PM

How light or heavy loads do you want? Unique, Bullseye, Universal Clays, Solo 1000, RedDot, etc, etc, etc can be used. I'm not at home right now so I can't look up any loads in my manuals. Pick up the Lymans reloading manual, chock full of good info. Lymans also has a manual just for Pistols and Revolvers.

**Plain Old Bill** · October 29th, 2008, 08:47 PM

231 is a great one for .38 special and 9 mm.

**Bama Man** · October 30th, 2008, 09:22 PM

Sorry, I'm a Red Dot kinda guy.
That's all I ever load and get great results.
I load up 147 grn JHP for my 2inch .38 special for next to my bed defense loads ( in case my dog steals my covers)