Mr_Flintstone
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This makes sense in my head, but I don't know if it works this way in real life.
Ignoring the fact that I can shoot .38 Special in a .357 Magnum, suppose I want to make a .357 Magnum load that is equivalent to a known .38 Special load from a loading manual. If I use the same powder and bullet as the .38 Special load, and step the .357 load down from the minimum charge until it has the same velocity (measured with a chronograph) as the .38, then I should have reliable and safe load data for .38 special in a .357 case.
Ignoring the fact that I can shoot .38 Special in a .357 Magnum, suppose I want to make a .357 Magnum load that is equivalent to a known .38 Special load from a loading manual. If I use the same powder and bullet as the .38 Special load, and step the .357 load down from the minimum charge until it has the same velocity (measured with a chronograph) as the .38, then I should have reliable and safe load data for .38 special in a .357 case.