Well, I found a good thread on this in a search engine (and it is what prompted me to join the forum), but now I can't find it again.
All was about low-weight boolits and appropriate powders & load weights in the .38 SPl case or .357 case.
I have two cast pilotas 95 gr. and 158 gr. and have been racking my brain to come up with good loads. Well, 4 gr of International Clays under the 158, in a .357 Mag case, makes a nice practice load for my somewhat recoil-sensitive wife, but I have not really made myself happy with the 95 gr.
Her "standard" piece is a S&W Lady Smith Titanium .357. (Eventually, I will buy a new Mag. Eng. mould at an intermediate weight, but for now the choice is 95 or 158.) This pistol has a caveat about throat erosion for .38 Spl. rounds with light bullets and hot loads.
So, although I have had some good results (from my point of view) with 10.5 of IMR 4227 and 5.0 of Int. Clays in the .38 case, I'd like to find something with less bang for her to practice with.
My powder choices are limited, at the moment: the above mentioned pair and SR 7625. (I have a supply of H110, but it does *not* like to be downloaded.)
Any thoughts will be appreciated.