Favorite 38-55 load?

[Ed Hill]

We've got my friend's 38-55 target dialed in, and need to start loading some rounds. What is your favorite target load for this round? I'd like to load a 250 gr cast bullet at about 1100 to 1300fps. Any really accurate loads out there?

E.D.

[Nobade]

I had good luck with the Lyman 275gr. gascheck bullet and 11.0gr. Herco in my Browning 1885 for a smokeless load. Of course BP works great too, at the speed range you're looking for. Also an interesting one is WC860 or other super slow powder, duplexed on top of 5% 4227 or somesuch as a compressed load. Basically BP performance but smokeless clean with very small single digit SD's.

[ajj]

This case will shoot lots of powders very well. For the bullet you use at the speed you want, try 19 or 20 grains of Rl 7.