Reloading is Hard

Reloading has me more confused than ever.

A commenter said I shouldn’t use lead bullets at .38 Super and .357 speeds because of leading problems. But Oregon Trail guarantees no leading from their Laser-Cast bullets. Unfortunately, they provide no load data whatsoever. They refer customers to websites full of highly questionable data provided by random individuals.

On the one hand, everyone screams not to use data that isn’t published. On the other, Oregon Trail sends people to reference sites compiled by God knows who.

Also, their 9mm bullets are .356″ in diameter, which is supposed to be right for a .38 Super. Hornady recommends its own 9mm bullets for .38 Super reloading. But Oregon Trail has bullets labeled “.38 Super” which are not the same as their 9mm jobs.

So I guess I’m going to have to call them and look stupid. I’ll have to ask if I can use their 124-grain 9mm bullets for .38 Super reloads. And then I have to find reload data I can trust.

Good Lord. I’m not trying to prove Fermat’s last theorem. I just want to make .38 Super ammunition that will move at around 1250 fps. And it’s impossible.