Vodoun da Vinci
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My Wife is sensitive to recoil due to being a small person and having a little arthritis in her hands/wrists. We have been shooting a lot trying to find her "Soul Mate" and potential CCW piece. She shoots revolvers naturally and intuitively so we picked up a Ruger LCR in .38 Sp. Started her on factory .38 - American Eagle 130 gr. FMJ standard pressure loads. She hits well and dun't flinch but it's a little stiff until she gets more confidence.
I had some 158 gr. RNFP lead loads using 4.3 gr. of Unique that she hammers a target with using a Dan Wesson .357 with heavy vent with 4" barrel but that round (even in my hands) is pretty stingy in the 2" lightweight LCR. I'm gonna load the 158 gr. RNFP lead a little lighter at 3.9 gr of Unique and just got a "deal" on 400 Hornady 125 gr. XTP bullets that I wanna load for her.
I need a milder load for the 125 gr. XTP's using Unique as that is what I use and have a lot of on hand. I have never loaded jacketed bullets for .38 and have heard that really low power rounds can leave a jacket in the barrel. We'll be *really* careful but we need low recoil stuff to get her acclimated and move her forward slowly.
My books and some research shows a 125 gr. jacketed HP and 4.8 gr. of Unique to be a starting load. Do I dare dumb this down to 4.4 gr or is that not a good idea?
Thanks in advance!!
VooDoo
I had some 158 gr. RNFP lead loads using 4.3 gr. of Unique that she hammers a target with using a Dan Wesson .357 with heavy vent with 4" barrel but that round (even in my hands) is pretty stingy in the 2" lightweight LCR. I'm gonna load the 158 gr. RNFP lead a little lighter at 3.9 gr of Unique and just got a "deal" on 400 Hornady 125 gr. XTP bullets that I wanna load for her.
I need a milder load for the 125 gr. XTP's using Unique as that is what I use and have a lot of on hand. I have never loaded jacketed bullets for .38 and have heard that really low power rounds can leave a jacket in the barrel. We'll be *really* careful but we need low recoil stuff to get her acclimated and move her forward slowly.
My books and some research shows a 125 gr. jacketed HP and 4.8 gr. of Unique to be a starting load. Do I dare dumb this down to 4.4 gr or is that not a good idea?
Thanks in advance!!
VooDoo