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Thread: 38 special and Vectan AS powder

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    38 special and Vectan AS powder

    Anyone using Vectan AS with 38 Special for gallery rifle? If so, how much powder?

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    Need to know bullet weight and style/type.

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    Sorry, 158 grain truncated cone cast lead.

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    Have a look at this reloading chart.

    http://www.peterlawman.co.uk/downloa...stol_loads.pdf

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    Ba10 is a candidate for .38sp.

    it meters very well, being a small kernel almost granular powder.....
    i used it in my 12gauge. its fast and burns well at silly low pressures in 12gauge, i got it going at 6000psi clean in a huge chamber !
    Good deal, Paramainiac 20-05-07
    Good deal, Snipperuk 11-09-10
    Good deal, Skygrowler 13-10-10

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    As powder

    Quote Originally Posted by parabellum View Post
    Anyone using Vectan AS with 38 Special for gallery rifle? If so, how much powder?
    Try balleurope.com
    My buddies use 3.5/3.7 gns of AS in 38spl yellowboy carbines with 148 gn lead bullet.

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    I used it a few months ago to try it, in 38/ 158gr, was ok but went to Gm3, now using Vit n310.
    vectan doesn't like being reduced, I decided I was going to stick with .357 in my marlin

    Answer to your question yes can be done .38 big bang. Need to reduce bang for paper target shooting.

    If I was going to shoot big bear and there was nothing else would use it.

    hero

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