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[fastfish66]

Do you think their good for a revolver?

Great self defence round.

 

[Clarke123]

The 148 GR Lead Hollow-Base Wad-Cutter is one of the most accurate .38 Special rounds made.
They are soft shooting with a minimal report ... making them an excellent training round.
Many compare it to shooting a .22 ! Further, as stated above, these can be a deadly self-defense round.
Rather than "shooting through" a target, they unload their energy directly into the target with nothing wasted in exiting. They literally "cut a wad" wound channel into their target and typically unload their kinetic energy extremely fast.

Try shooting pop bottles/cans filled with water and compare their action to a standard 158 GR lead projectile.
You will observe near "Tannerite Performance" at no cost!

As an aside: Some guys load the 148 GR Wadcutter "Inverted" with a gas-check (think: Huge Hollow-point). The gas check allows much higher muzzle velocities, and much, much more explosive performance. Some claim blowing a 2x4 clean in-two!

 

[gh1950]

Loaded to first grease groove.

If you use a speedloader they will load easier than fully seated wad cutters,

Not much more fun than making those perfectly round holes in a paper target.

 

[deller]

Thanks for the info friend.

 

[boomdad]

Very interesting thread, thanks

 

[jaybees]

I'm thinking you're referring to semi-wad cutters cause these are like every wadcutter I've ever seen.

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[gh1950]

I'm thinking you're referring to semi-wad cutters cause these are like every wadcutter I've ever seen.

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Two types of .38 wadcutters -

Grease grooves, per the OP -

No grease grooves. Loaded flush with the brass. Ga. Arms example. These are quite often hollow based.

Smooth (knurled) bullet

Grease groove - same bullet type, same weight

 

[1006]

They are accurate, and leave cookie cutter perfect holes in paper. I shoot them out past 25yards.

 

[streetglide08]

Haven’t seen a full wadcutter in many years. Great for punching holes in paper.

 

[jaybees]

Two types of .38 wadcutters -

Grease grooves, per the OP -

No grease grooves. Loaded flush with the brass. Ga. Arms example. These are quite often hollow based.

Smooth (knurled) bullet

Grease groove - same bullet type, same weight

I'm familiar with the different types of wad Cutters. I was responding to the op and that he may get be getting confused with a more common looking round like a semi wadcutter.

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