I finally got the range yesterday and fired my first batch of reloads, 38 spl. I was a bit nervous at first but they seemed fine and I soon gained confidence in my work and what I've learned here. Thank you all for that.
It was Awesome! They felt so smooth and consistent.
I made batches of rounds building up from a starting load of 3.0gr to 3.4gr of Trailboss with 125 speer jaceted bullets. I used two guns a 2" J-frame and a 4" K-Frame. Absolutely no sting with the 2", I could practice all day.
However, I did notice some keyholing. And I've never seen this before with either gun with any factory ammo. I'm wondering if the fact that these loads were so light had something to do with that. I did not notice the keyholing right away. But I believe it was from the 2" barrel and from the lighter rounds I shot first.
Any thoughts on what could cause these rounds to keyhole? And as I progress to more of a charge would this go away?
Two images show the keyholing which was I believe from the 3.0 and 3.1 charges (probably the 2") and the last batch is showed in the 2nd image with target headshots at 3.4 of Trailboss.
It was Awesome! They felt so smooth and consistent.
I made batches of rounds building up from a starting load of 3.0gr to 3.4gr of Trailboss with 125 speer jaceted bullets. I used two guns a 2" J-frame and a 4" K-Frame. Absolutely no sting with the 2", I could practice all day.
However, I did notice some keyholing. And I've never seen this before with either gun with any factory ammo. I'm wondering if the fact that these loads were so light had something to do with that. I did not notice the keyholing right away. But I believe it was from the 2" barrel and from the lighter rounds I shot first.
Any thoughts on what could cause these rounds to keyhole? And as I progress to more of a charge would this go away?
Two images show the keyholing which was I believe from the 3.0 and 3.1 charges (probably the 2") and the last batch is showed in the 2nd image with target headshots at 3.4 of Trailboss.
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