wakmeister
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1st forgive my ignorance, dont want to make a mistake--I want to reload the 380 acp bullet--I have a S&W 380 bodyguard and a Bersa thunder 380--bought the 2nd edition Lee handbook and it is in my lap constantly, however what I have to start is--Penn 100 grn TCBB lead bullet, CCI small pistol primer, 1 lb of Unique powder, used brass--will be reloading on my new Lee 4 turret press, disc powder system, primer feed on press--what is my dilema is I am unsure of what is the safe starting load for this cast bullet and expectations as to velocity and pressure--reviewing the load charts in the Lee handbook does not tell me anything about the 100 grn tcbb cast bullet--section on 100 grn for the 380 has a jacketed bullet--should I even be considering the bullet shape???Unique powder is not listed in 100 grn section of Lee book--can anyone help me with a start ing charge or steer me to a source--PS if Unique is the wrong powder I am due to pick it up in the morning, not obligated but all I could find in this area--what to do ---sorry for the ramble, hope some of this makes sense to somebody--thanks