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Gentlemen,
I'm new to re-loading and my supplies are somewhat limited. As a point of reference, the powder I have on hand is Hodgdon HP-38. The caliber I want to re-load is .38 Spl and .357 Mag. The thing is I have a box of Speer bullets, 158 gr. Soft Point, #4217.
The books I have do not list this particular bullet. My question is this: Am I safe to load this bullet like a regular jacketed hollow point, even though the soft point itself is not a hollow point? Or should I treat it as something else? Also, what recipe would be safe to use? Since I just started re-loading, I don't want to go out and buy all kinds of different powders if I don't really have to. Besides, my wife is nervous enough as it is with the one bottle that I already have, let alone have two or three!
And to top it all off, I have to keep my re-load materials somewhat mobile. In other words, when I'm done with my re-loading session, I pack up everything and stow away in my closet. I do not have room to devote specifically for re-loading.
Thank you for any and all help.
Frank
I'm new to re-loading and my supplies are somewhat limited. As a point of reference, the powder I have on hand is Hodgdon HP-38. The caliber I want to re-load is .38 Spl and .357 Mag. The thing is I have a box of Speer bullets, 158 gr. Soft Point, #4217.
The books I have do not list this particular bullet. My question is this: Am I safe to load this bullet like a regular jacketed hollow point, even though the soft point itself is not a hollow point? Or should I treat it as something else? Also, what recipe would be safe to use? Since I just started re-loading, I don't want to go out and buy all kinds of different powders if I don't really have to. Besides, my wife is nervous enough as it is with the one bottle that I already have, let alone have two or three!
And to top it all off, I have to keep my re-load materials somewhat mobile. In other words, when I'm done with my re-loading session, I pack up everything and stow away in my closet. I do not have room to devote specifically for re-loading.
Thank you for any and all help.
Frank