What are your favorite 38spl cat sneeze loads?

[arakboss]

Thinking about loading up some quiet 38spl loads with cast bullets (not round ball). These would be for short range plinking fun in my old model 10 revolver 4"-ish barrel. I have a pretty good selection of pistol powders to choose from.

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[Pops1911]

Cat sneeze ... LOL What a great description for a tiny load. I will remember this one. Always referred to them as bunny fart loads. Anymore you just cannot say bunny fart around everyone Thanks for the laugh. Sorry, however, I don't relaod 38spl. Got the stuff just don't shoot them enough. Cat sneeze hahahaha ...

 

[Josh89]

Don't remember the load off the top of my head but some 148 gr semi wad cutters and a little trail boss makes a light shooting load.

 

[arakboss]

Don't remember the load off the top of my head but some 148 gr semi wad cutters and a little trail boss makes a light shooting load.

That trail boss is hard to come by these days. I am thinking about a 158gr bullet pushed out by 2 grains of Unique.

 

[flashpan]

The SASS folks shoot this type of load in competition most of the time. The bullets are typically around 110 to 125 grns cast bullets at around 700 to 800 fps.
I used less than 3 grns of universal clays for my load. Very soft shooting...great fun.
Enjoy

 

[Josh89]

That trail boss is hard to come by these days. I am thinking about a 158gr bullet pushed out by 2 grains of Unique.

i haven't used unique myself.A little
Hp38 or universal seemed to be fairly light as well. Not as soft as the trail boss but still a light load.

some of my slower 38 loads have turned out to be pretty accurate out of my sp101 4inch.

 

[techiej]

trail boss and bullseye will get you down to the sniffle zones

 

[matts]

Did the cat fart, or did the bunny sneeze?

Lyman cast bullet handbook for 38s&w
105 grain hardcast swc,
2.7 grains of 231, or 2.0 grains of bullseye no ear plugs required, (still reccomended of course)

 

[Lesliet]

Ramshot competition ( a shotgun powder, but meters a heck of a lot better than most) works really well for soft target loads, very similar feel to Trailboss which is pure unobtanium, right now.

 

[Holepuncher]

Here's a light load I have used in a newer aluminum frame snubby. (38 special) Very pleasant to shoot. Projectile: 130 gr. hard cast lead. Powder: Unique, 5.3 gn. Primer: CCI 500 small pistol.

 

[arakboss]

Did the cat fart, or did the bunny sneeze?

Lyman cast bullet handbook for 38s&w
105 grain hardcast swc,
2.7 grains of 231, or 2.0 grains of bullseye no ear plugs required, (still reccomended of course)

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This is what I am looking for. Something hearing safe using a 125gr projectile would be perfect.

 

[solv3nt]

I've never loaded the 38spc, but I've loaded some bunny fart 357 magnum with Unique.

 

[Holepuncher]

You will still need hearing protection. My ears ring constantly from not using hearing protection when I was young and stupid!

 

[2Wheels4Ever]

125gr pill over a few grains of trailboss.

Back when .22lr was still expensive and reloading components were plentiful, I could load these for about $.07/round. It was cheaper to shoot than .22lr, so I shot thousands of them.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Did the cat fart, or did the bunny sneeze?

Lyman cast bullet handbook for 38s&w
105 grain hardcast swc,
2.7 grains of 231, or 2.0 grains of bullseye no ear plugs required, (still reccomended of course)

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I use that awesome bulet or the Lee 102gr rn with around 2.5gr Red Dot for blast sensitive noobs.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

3.5gr bullseye 158gr lswc is my recipie. havent loaded 125s yet

 

[Member 5605]

Mouse Farts..
158gr TC's with a little CFE Pistol.

 

[Arne K]

158 grain cast with 2.4 grains of Bullseye. Great accuracy as well.

Brass/Bullets: .308, 30-06, .280 Rem, .45 ACP, .40 S&W, .38 spl, .357 mag

Most of this is once fired but there could be some in there that has been reloaded previously. .308 = 250+ SOLD .30-06 = 350 SOLD .280 Rem = 45 SOLD .45 ACP = 350-500? (haven't counted) $10 per 100 SOLD .40 = 1500? (haven't counted) $5 per 100 .38 Spl = 2000+ (cleaned and processed) $7.50 per...

www.northwestfirearms.com

 

[RVTECH]

I am thinking about a 158gr bullet pushed out by 2 grains of Unique.

This is a squib in the making.

Unique is not 'fast' enough for this low of a load and becomes very unstable below about 4 grains and does not ignite or burn well.

Try one for a test (and I would consider a 125 grain bullet) but I would have a brass rod & hammer nearby!

 

[Mikej]

This is a squib in the making.

Unique is not 'fast' enough for this low of a load and becomes very unstable below about 4 grains and does not ignite or burn well.

Try one for a test (and I would consider a 125 grain bullet) but I would have a brass rod & hammer nearby!

To ad to that ,I used unique in the beginning, Dec'2011, for loads in .38sp and ,45 acp. It seemed to be very dirty. Uniquely dirty I'd say!