For 38 snubbie shooters

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

If this beginner / newbie / skinny kid or woman is going to need to do a lot of practice,
and shoot a lot of rounds at very weak levels before moving up one step at a time to more powerful loads, I suggest getting a Lee Loader kit, some 100-grain all-lead bullets, and handload them yourself. Start at a powder charge that gives you about 600 fps velocity, then 700, and eventually 800. After that, you will probably need to buy different bullets (made with different alloys or lube coatings for higher velocities) and maybe different powders, so that you nearly fill the case.

A "Lee Loader" is a cheap and easy (but slow) substitute for a loading press. It has everything you need except a hammer and a big block of wood or sturdy workbench to use it on. With this $30 kit you can resize cases, decap the old primers, seat new primers, add new powder, flare the case mouth, seat the bullet, and crimp it.

Oh, and you can buy lead 100 or 105 grain cast bullets for about 7 cents each.

https://missouribullet.com/pricing.php

 

[Shrek926]

When she was 10, the youngest urchin was running the 160gr load I mentioned. They work in her race gun as well as her BUG for IDPA.

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[rockyfatcat]

What is a great bunny load to use when introducing a new shooter?


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wadcutters if you can find them. Initially I would train them with the biggest heaviest revolver you can get.

The same round through a
S&W 686 150 mm (6 in) barrel .357 Magnum / .38 Special 1.30 kg (45.8 oz) has very mild recoil compared to a S&W 642 (1.8 in) barrel .38 Special Weight: 14.4 oz / 408.2g
Because the heavier weapon has more mass it has less recoil.

After they are comfortable shooting the bigger gun and hitting the target you can switch them down to the snubby. They won't want to fire many full power rounds through it.

 

[NewLeaf]

I think I've seen some loaded with shot? I was gonna recomend wadcutters from Ga Arms but they're out of stock.

 

[palmettomoon]

Sometimes you can find old mid-range wadcutters on a pawn shelf or dealer's table at a show. Not much demand for them now so they can be had for as little as $9-$10 per box. I load 2.7 gr of Win 231 under a 148gr swaged hollow base was cutter for my S&W 52s and also for target practice with a S&W Model 12 revolver. I've not chrono'd the load from the snubbie but the semi-auto runs 720 fps. Very mild. Accurate #2 is another good powder for .38 wadcutters.

 

[BIKER13]

Sometimes you can find old mid-range wadcutters on a pawn shelf or dealer's table at a show. Not much demand for them now so they can be had for as little as $9-$10 per box. I load 2.7 gr of Win 231 under a 148gr swaged hollow base was cutter for my S&W 52s and also for target practice with a S&W Model 12 revolver. I've not chrono'd the load from the snubbie but the semi-auto runs 720 fps. Very mild. Accurate #2 is another good powder for .38 wadcutters.

yeah I have some oxidized lead nose in a box,how old I dont know

 

[NewLeaf]

Sometimes you can find old mid-range wadcutters on a pawn shelf or dealer's table at a show. Not much demand for them now so they can be had for as little as $9-$10 per box. I load 2.7 gr of Win 231 under a 148gr swaged hollow base was cutter for my S&W 52s and also for target practice with a S&W Model 12 revolver. I've not chrono'd the load from the snubbie but the semi-auto runs 720 fps. Very mild. Accurate #2 is another good powder for .38 wadcutters.

I'll never forget the look on my girls faces the first time they shot wadcutters through a .38 haha . I'd just bought a RIA .38 for them to plink with. I wanted something cheap , knowing they would shoot the mess out of it. That thing still runs like new so far; No telling the round count?

 

[VTRman]

wadcutters if you can find them. Initially I would train them with the biggest heaviest revolver you can get.

The same round through a
S&W 686 150 mm (6 in) barrel .357 Magnum / .38 Special 1.30 kg (45.8 oz) has very mild recoil compared to a S&W 642 (1.8 in) barrel .38 Special Weight: 14.4 oz / 408.2g
Because the heavier weapon has more mass it has less recoil.

After they are comfortable shooting the bigger gun and hitting the target you can switch them down to the snubby. They won't want to fire many full power rounds through it.

Neither do I.

 

[rockyfatcat]

If this beginner / newbie / skinny kid or woman is going to need to do a lot of practice,
and shoot a lot of rounds at very weak levels before moving up one step at a time to more powerful loads, I suggest getting a Lee Loader kit, some 100-grain all-lead bullets, and handload them yourself. Start at a powder charge that gives you about 600 fps velocity, then 700, and eventually 800. After that, you will probably need to buy different bullets (made with different alloys or lube coatings for higher velocities) and maybe different powders, so that you nearly fill the case.

A "Lee Loader" is a cheap and easy (but slow) substitute for a loading press. It has everything you need except a hammer and a big block of wood or sturdy workbench to use it on. With this $30 kit you can resize cases, decap the old primers, seat new primers, add new powder, flare the case mouth, seat the bullet, and crimp it.

Oh, and you can buy lead 100 or 105 grain cast bullets for about 7 cents each.

https://missouribullet.com/pricing.php

Back in the day I worked at a gunshop where the owner gave away one of these to select gun buyers. His thinking was after reloading 50 rounds with this P.O.S. they would be back, buying some real reloading equipment.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

Of course the gun shop owner would want people to buy $300 worth of reloading equipment, instead of plodding along with the single-round-at-a-time unit that costs $30.
But this one works, and it's good for teaching beginners what a "cartridge" is and how its components work together.

I used the Lee Loader for a year before I upgraded to a real single-stage reloading set with a Rock Chucker press, three sets of dies in my favorite three calibers.
The real press was faster and easier to use, and I'm sure it made "higher quality" ammo, but any difference in quality was MOOT when my Lee Loader turned out reliable moderate-power plinking ammo intended for fast shooting with open sights at 7-20 yards.