38 wadcutter.

[Bottlefed]

When's the last time you saw this for sale my sw semi auto is crying to be shot.

 

[BGDave]

I could be nuts, but seem to recall the Model 52 Smith requires flush seated W/Cs. Maybe I'm thinking of the 38 special Colt National Match. FWIW.

 

[Leo]

Wadcutter only 1911 pattern pistols used to be somewhat popular with conventional bullseye shooters. The are sprung very lightly for soft shooting loads and were very accurate. Something that works but is kind of lost in the past. (like 2700 Bullseye leagues)

I still shoot flush seated wadcutters in a target revolver.

 

[Bottlefed]

Bg Dave your right its for my sw 52 but I can't find ammo anywhere. Just one of those great guns that the caliber is going away.

 

[Leo]

Bg Dave your right its for my sw 52 but I can't find ammo anywhere. Just one of those great guns that the caliber is going away.

If you reload, the 148 gr., dual end wadcutters from Mastercastbulletsinc. in Enon Valley PA. are accurate and reliable. Set them on a little charge of 3.2 gr WW 231, lightly crimp them and watch the middle of the target disappear.

 

[sloughfoot]

I still have thousands of factory and reloaded 148 wadcutter ammo in GI ammo cans from my PPC shooting days. I tried NRA Bullseye to shoot some of it up, but I am truly lousy at that game.

Maybe I should sell some of it?.....When I get home, I will look to see how many boxes of bullets I have too.

Leo, I thought a light crimp was better?

 

[billybob44]

Leo's is Right On..

If you reload, the 148 gr., dual end wadcutters from Mastercastbulletsinc. in Enon Valley PA. are accurate and reliable. Set them on a little charge of 3.2 gr WW 231, lightly crimp them and watch the middle of the target disappear.

^^^+1 Leo...

2.7gr. of Bullseye works well also..Bill.

 

[Dirtebiker]

I still have thousands of factory and reloaded 148 wadcutter ammo in GI ammo cans from my PPC shooting days. I tried NRA Bullseye to shoot some of it up, but I am truly lousy at that game.

Maybe I should sell some of it?.....When I get home, I will look to see how many boxes of bullets I have too.

Leo, I thought a light crimp was better?

slough foot, if you do want to sell any, let me know.

 

[sloughfoot]

It isn't doing me any good. I will sell all you want to take. Offer me a reasonable price.....I really do need to inventory it though.

I am in Holland Michigan and won't be home until Saturday evening. The bus charter that I am on right now originates and ends in Mooresville at Mt Gilead church.

 

[VN Vet]

Wadcutters bring back fond memories of going shooting with the family. It what I used to warm up and just have fun plinking. Then the wadcutters dissappeared for some reason. I went to the .22 LR. All Hail the .38 WC.

 

[Creeker]

I love WC bullets. They do great on targets & small game. I stopped using the DEWC & replaced it with the classic button nose.

 

[billybob44]

Opinion please..

I love WC bullets. They do great on targets & small game. I stopped using the DEWC & replaced it with the classic button nose.

I like also--What, in your opinion makes this a better choice than the Double Ended WC, or the Hollow Base WC??...Bill..

 

[17 squirrel]

I still shoot a 52 and I bought one for my son, I used to shoot Bullseye when I was in the service and the Navy & Marines used Remington made waddcutters and load them and that's what I still buy to load today. Midway puts them on sale every year or so and I order a case of 2000 at a time. No big puff of lube smoke when you shoot them either.

 

[warthog]

I shoot wadcutters all the time, am I missing something here? I use flat base WC like the one shown above and find they fly truer with the little nipple than those with a flat face. Hollow Base WC's generally have a top end that is rounded or has a little nipple on them. The ones I case all have the little nipple on them FWIW.

I load them from Indiana Bullet and I cast my own as well. I cast hollow base wadcutters for my .38's and flat base for .45 Colt and .32 H&R & .327 Federal magnum. They are great for target shooting and take little powder to propel so there is little or no recoil. I can't say my exact load off hand but I load the .38"s with Bullseye and the .32 calibers with W231. I am working up my .45 Colt load still so I can't say for sure what I will use for it yet.

So why the hubbub about wadcutters? I never thought of them as novel and I thought everyone shot them for paper target shooting.

 

[billybob44]

Because they are hard to find...

"So why the hubbub about wadcutters? I never thought of them as novel and I thought everyone shot them for paper target shooting."
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Hog, you know how it goes--Everyone wants something that they can't have/or find.
Right now Factory loaded WC's are HARD to find

That makes NO difference to US--We just "Roll" our own..HA HA...Bill.

 

[Bottlefed]

I'm glad to see people still use and shoot them but it looks like the consensus is reload them. The nice thing is I have tons of 38special brass.

 

[ghitch75]

when i had a converted Super 38 to a wadcutter gun i loaded 3gr bullseye with a 9lb spring......MB 148gr is what i use.....a lot of fun from a wheel gun too!!!

 

[Dirtebiker]

"So why the hubbub about wadcutters? I never thought of them as novel and I thought everyone shot them for paper target shooting." .

I know some ladies that will be shooting up a little pile of them very soon!

 

[Creeker]

I like also--What, in your opinion makes this a better choice than the Double Ended WC, or the Hollow Base WC??...Bill..

I'm not sure they are a better choice. I really like the swaged HBWC but since I have all that is needed to cast I make my own. The double end WC with the single, centered lube groove is a fine bullet but I became the owner of a H&G 6 cavity #50 mould in a pile of loading stuff the LGS offered me. After casting & trying a bunch I settled on the bullet. While it has 3 lube grooves & a crimp groove only the bottom groove really needs lube for target loads.

 

[BE Mike]

The model 52 shoots flush wadcutters with a hollow base very well. You will probably find that it doesn't function well with the wadcutters with the little button nose as portrayed in photos here. If your deal with Sloughfoot doesn't pan out, you might try buying some Zero ammo from Roze Distribution, Inc. - Zero Bullets and Ammunition