kind of bullets for iver johnson top break

Not really my recomendation for self defense but These revolvers are 'useable' if necessary.better than nothing or calling 911 and just waiting for the police to arrive.and save you.īTW 2 gr bullseye is the starting load for a 121 gr cast bullet in the. Accuracy would be quite adequate at close range and the WC would be much more effective than the factory RNs. 38 HBWC loaded to 650 fps it still would make a reasonable 'house' or 'pocket' gun.

38SS&W dies but I don't shoot that many so using the 9mm dies for what I do load isn't really a hassle. I back off the sizer enough to just to hold the bullet, bell the case mouth with the Lee tool, seat the bullet and back the sizer out a bit more with the decap rod removed to give a slight taper crimp. 38 dies can be used but they size the cases too much and don't crimp. I've shot quite a few of them in my H&R and enjoy rolling a soda can around at 5 -10 yards with it.

Haven't chronographed that load yet though. 362' with a light coat of LLA shoot real well over 2 - 2.5 gr of Bullseye in the R-P cases. I've found the Lee 358-105-SWC cast soft and left 'as cast' at. The RP and REM/UMC factory loads run 620 - 640 fps out of my 3 3/16' barreled H&R. 38 bullets and even HBWCs but accuracy, while adequate, wasn't up to par with factory. I've shot a bit of factory in mine since that first partial box of Remingtons and some handloads. I usually don't disagree with Bret or Buckshot but if one does know what they have and the handgun is in good condition then I see no reason why it can't be shot with smokeless loads of it was made for smokeless loads. To my surprise she shot very well considering the sights and double action only pull. 38S&W so I decided to give the H&R a try. Some years back, in a 'deal', I ended up with a partial box of Remington factory. It languished in the back of the gun cabinet/safe for many years after I left LE. The H&R has taken a lot of punishment in such training (dropped, thrown etc.) and still is in very good mechanical condition. My H&R is still in about 80% external condition with no rust or pitting outside or internally. They didn't have all the fancy fakes in different colors that they have nowadays back then and squirt/cap guns didn't last long. I bought it for $5 in a pawn shop in the early '70s to use as a training aide for disarming techniques for LEOs. My H&R is a 2nd Mdl premier (5th edition) in.

The last loaded one is a Colt New Police round. Then the Lee GB 146gr RN, and also loaded. Next up is the Lee 105gr DEWC, a group buy. Right of the 200gr RN is the Lyman 35863 and it drops a nice chubby. None have bounced off the target paper yet. With the exception of the 200gr RN on the far left, I've used all these in the IJ over that same load. If you take a look at the thickness of that front sight blade, and the tiny rear 'V', trying to get 5 rounds off before you go blind straining, is a real challange! Lyman 35863 pure lead, TL, 1.6gr Red Dot 510 fps.

Iver Johnson 5 shot 38 SW 25 yards benched. If you're interested the WC with that charge is doing a hand numbing 510 fps :D However, I'm NOT offering that as a safe load. I've been shooting it with 150gr Lyman 35863 WC's and a Lee GB 146gr RN (original S&W boolit design) over 1.6grs of Red Dot with no ill effects. I have this old Iver Johnson in 38 S&W and it's certainly in super condition. It's a tough call without some way to truly KNOW what the actual pressure is.

Kind of bullets for iver johnson top break