JonB
Halcyon member
A friend of mine recently called and asked about 38 spl loads. He has loaded for many years, but just wanted my input on AA5, as he had some on the shelf and had never used it for anything. He plans to load 125gr cast SWC. He found some data. I told him AA5 was a poor choice for 38 spl in general and especially with a light bullet.
After our conversation, I did a search myself and found a 13 yr old thread at the other forum about AA5 in 38 special, and Charles Graff mentioned he used it with 150-160gr and was happy with it. So I guess I am wrong? I've only used AA5 strictly for heavy bullets in 40S&W, due to the limited case capacity and the powder's dense nature and like it for that.
I post this because of my own curiosity about AA5.
So the question is, does AA5 do OK with the large case capacity of the 38spl?
After our conversation, I did a search myself and found a 13 yr old thread at the other forum about AA5 in 38 special, and Charles Graff mentioned he used it with 150-160gr and was happy with it. So I guess I am wrong? I've only used AA5 strictly for heavy bullets in 40S&W, due to the limited case capacity and the powder's dense nature and like it for that.
I post this because of my own curiosity about AA5.
So the question is, does AA5 do OK with the large case capacity of the 38spl?