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December 7, 2020
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Bought a one-owner '76 15-2 with reloaded ammo that is likely 25-40yrs old.
These were included with the old NIB ammo.
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March 25, 2013
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Wadcutters. For target shooting. Probably 38 Special. They make perfectly round, neat holes. Used against flesh they can be devastating.
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July 12, 2020
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.38 Special mid range. I shoot them in my S&W Model 52-2.
March 19, 2016
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I use to have a bullet mold for wad cutter lead bullets. 135 gr bevel base. Use to load them up side down. They would put a 1/2” hole in a piece of plywood
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December 7, 2020
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Ole Dog said
Wadcutters. For target shooting. Probably 38 Special. They make perfectly round, neat holes. Used against flesh they can be devastating.
They are 38S. Being flat, do they damage the barrel?
February 21, 2011
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Nope they're lead which is much softer than steel.
Matthew Quigley on handguns:
“I said I never had much use for one. Never said
I didn't know how to use it.”
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March 25, 2013
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Upside down like 10Magnuns loaded them they are essentially hollow points. Ouch!!!
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January 17, 2015
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Lots of our local target shooters load wadcutters like this for target shooting. Boosts case pressure, thus requiring minimal powder; or, as they prefer to say, "just enough powder to knock the [steel] target over".
August 8, 2016
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Wadcutters of course! Surprised you hadn’t seen those before. Nice clean holes in paper targets as others have said.
May 26, 2015
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My local range used to carry copper plated wadcutters, I still have a small amount left! Very light shooting usually.
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December 7, 2020
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Andrew1220 said
Wadcutters of course! Surprised you hadn’t seen those before. Nice clean holes in paper targets as others have said.
I have just never seen them completely sunken into the brass before. I guess before, I assumed the a flat-nosed, semi-wadcutter was only kind?
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