Earlmck, a favor?

3leggedturtle · Post by **3leggedturtle** » Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:02 am

Could you run QL for a .38 Special load using Blue Dot with a 250gr FP. I have a Contender carbine that will allow up to 1.690 OAL. Just curious what velocity i could get going up to a 35,000 psi max load. Thanks Todd/3leg

earlmck · Post by **earlmck** » Tue Apr 21, 2020 11:38 pm

QL thinks 7.5 grains of that Blue Dot would get you 1177 fps and 34k psi. If you wanted a scosh more velocity QL thinks 10.2 grains of Lil' Gun (a moderately compressed load) would make 1250 fps at a bit under 31k psi. I don't have a feel for how close QL's predictions are for 38 spcl/357 mag with these powders.

This must be a load you don't find published anywhere?

3leggedturtle · Post by **3leggedturtle** » Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:48 am

Thanks Earl. Thats more velocity than i would have thought.Will see how it pans out over a chrono.

Earlmck, a favor?

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