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February 9, 2015
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So I read through some of the reloading posts and didn't really see any recipes that people liked for their wesson. I've been reloading for 3ish years now. Mostly high powered rifles. Does anyone have any recipes that they find to be accurate for their wesson 15-2 in both .38 special and .357 mag? I would be using Hodgdon Tite Group or Hodgdon HS-6 powder.
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February 13, 2015
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Unfortunately - I am not using the same powder but I have good results with .357ers in my 15-2 with the following recipe:
158 grain SJHP, 16,2 Grains Hodgdon H110
(p.s. loads are on your own risk, I am not responsible for any damages 
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February 22, 2009
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doubletapp- Just use the manufacturers' load data and work your loads from there. I've found, in more than 30 years of reloading, that one person's favorite, most accurate, load in a similar weapon may or may not work as well for another person. There are too many variables to assume that my best load will be an equally outstanding load for you.
Most of the fun of hand loading is working up the load for every weapon you have in the arsenal.
Just my $.02.
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December 4, 2011
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Recommending loads to people is a lot like recommending mixed drinks, one persons ambrosia is another person's poison. Start with published loads for your favorite powder and work up a load that YOU like in your gun and barrel combo. As a rule, I usually start out with the middle of the road for a particular bullet weight and go from there.
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November 27, 2014
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For my full magnum loads in 357 I like to use 2400 ...in other then that I usually use Winchester 231 it burns clean and works great at low pressures like target loads
January 1, 2013
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I can tell you what has not worked for...AA#7 and Nosler...they list AA#7 as the most accurate..matching their published data mine chronographed no where near what they showed..accuracy was not horrible, but not the best liked they showed on their stats..proving YMMV from gun to gun. For a light plinking round I have had great luck with a 125gr plated flat point in 38 special using the Titegroup published cowboy loads(lead rounds) with a plated bullet..low pressure,low recoil and about 600fps from an 8" barrel on a 15-2.
June 16, 2013
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I agree with Hickk about the 2400, assuming you can find some. (I haven't for about two years now).
My personal favorite is 190 gr hard cast over 12.5 gr for 1130 fps from a 6" barrel (1273 from an 8 ").
As mentioned, what works for me might not work for you. I use this because it was the only hard cast flat nosed heavy bullet I could find for a while.
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July 2, 2011
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FWIW, I use 2400 with my 715, 741 and 7445.
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October 1, 2009
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I also use 2400 in my 715, 740, 744, and some loads for 7445.
38 special loads I use unique or american select.
everything uses home cast bullets.
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February 9, 2009
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Much like czskorpion stated (close anyway), I use 158 grain SJHP over 16.3 grains of H-110. I have used this for years with very good accuracy in and .357. This is actually the max recommended load ion the Sierra loading manual, other manuals vary on max of H-110. They are potent but never have had a tough extraction either.
Good luck.
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June 8, 2009
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I played with a lot of different powders years ago. I ended up using UNQ for lead bullets and W296 (same as H110) for jacketed. I mix the loads up a bit, so not a hard rule, just a general guide.
I load milder loads for the Dans any more.
Edit: I've never loaded .38s in my DW. I've got several thousand .38 special cases and thought about loading those cases with a long nose bullet for use in the DW.
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