VVN310 use for 9-122 vs .38-148wc
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Looking back on my records from the summer of '15, I did some workups using N-310 with 148gn DEWC's. Specifically, these were Missouri Bullet Co's "soft" cast Double-Ended Wad-Cutters.
I settled on 2.7gn; yielding a velocity of 717.6 f/s with a Standard Deviation of 7.37 from a 30 round sample. Gun was a Smith model 67 with a 4" bbl. Winchester primers. Starline brass. OAL = seated to the crimp groove
Taper crimped (I taper crimp all my lead and plated 38 ammo. Only the +P HP's get a roll crimp).
That's a pretty impressive SD for a 30 round sample. I used this ammo in IDPA competition (yes, I shot a speed loader fed revolver in IDPA. No, I wasn't competitive, but I had fun
) It was and excellent straight shooting round.
It has been my experience with handgun ammo at handgun distances, accuracy is mostly a function of the bullet itself and has little to do with the other particulars of the ammo. In the case of these soft lead slugs, accuracy was excellent.
I settled on 2.7gn; yielding a velocity of 717.6 f/s with a Standard Deviation of 7.37 from a 30 round sample. Gun was a Smith model 67 with a 4" bbl. Winchester primers. Starline brass. OAL = seated to the crimp groove
Taper crimped (I taper crimp all my lead and plated 38 ammo. Only the +P HP's get a roll crimp). That's a pretty impressive SD for a 30 round sample. I used this ammo in IDPA competition (yes, I shot a speed loader fed revolver in IDPA. No, I wasn't competitive, but I had fun
) It was and excellent straight shooting round. It has been my experience with handgun ammo at handgun distances, accuracy is mostly a function of the bullet itself and has little to do with the other particulars of the ammo. In the case of these soft lead slugs, accuracy was excellent.
Yes. I've used Bullseye a lot with this slug (or very similar) for years (decades, actually). My most recent (July '15) "field test" (meaning, just a test of production rounds, and not for a load work up) shows 2.8gn Bullseye, yielding 724 f/s, with a SD of 9.48. So yes, it was an excellent shooter too. Basically equal. And I no doubt used it in competition.
I would assume so.
Looks like I did a work up in Oct '15, using a Matt's Bullets .359" 150 "LWC." That's what I called it - an "LWC" - Lead WadCutter. I don't know what Matt called it
. I tend to rename bullets to suit myself in my work ups. My recollection of this bullet is vague. Anyway, I used 2.7gn of Bullseye and it yielded a velocity 731 f/s, with a very respectable SD of 8.12. Continuing to look back in my logs (you're welcome ), I see that I never loaded this 150gn slug with N-310. I also see that since it was a hard cast bullet, I decided to finish off my supply (I bought 1000, I believe) pumping them up a bit with AA5. looks like I did a work up to 6.0 grains @ 989 f/s, 7.40 SD. 5.7gns yielded 957 f/s, 7.70 SD. But I settled on 5.6 grains as the "set" loading for the remainder of the bullets; although I never actually chronographed them at that charge weight. And I don't recall why I settled on 5.6 grains - my notes don't specify. Knowing me, I probably just liked the feel of them at 5.7 grains, and I tend to settle on even numbers; so 5.6 it was. These were purposed for range shooting.