Georgia Arms .38 spl Snub Nose wadcutter ammo and "Safestop" ammo

[Jamie]

Thanks Jamie, this is a useful post.

By chance did you compare the speeds of the GA Arms Wadcutters to Federal GMM? I carry that in my .38 LCR also. Federal lists it as 690 out of a 4" barrel (barrel length is listed as "4-V"), but I'm assuming it would be a bit less out of a snubby...

I should have that chrono data. I'll check and post back.

GMM is good stuff. I wish all companies manufacturing for snubbies would list barrel lengths. @Lost River does!

[Jamie]

By chance did you compare the speeds of the GA Arms Wadcutters to Federal GMM?

I couldn't find it in the mess of a notebook I have on my reloading bench.
I hope to make it to the outdoor range this afternoon, so I set a box of GGM out to chrono...and appropriately add to my data book...

Hoping the weather holds out. The snow melted but it raining now.


Just an FYI to all.

Lost River .38 Short Colt 125 gr poly coat FP runs an average of 875 fps out of my LCR.

[fatdog]

some old chrono data I did that included Federal GMM

[BobM]

Anyone have any new info on the status of Georgia Arms.

I tried bookface and Instagram but my cyberskills are admittedly very weak... P-F is my Social Media

It looks like they are working area gunshows fwiw

I found a Facebook post from early this year indicating they’re getting closer to being back in their building.

[Jamie]

Thank you @BobM.
Wishing them the best.

@RJ

Federal GGM 148 gr WC
LCR
Oak Ridge...cold and rainy...
CE ProChrono

746-748-743-747-739 Avg fps= 744.6

[RJ]

Thank you @BobM.
Wishing them the best.

@RJ

Federal GGM 148 gr WC
LCR
Oak Ridge...cold and rainy...
CE ProChrono

746-748-743-747-739 Avg fps= 744.6

Excellent! Thank you. I have 100 GMM on the way from Federal direct, and was curious what the actual chrono fps was.

[Jamie]

My pleasure RJ.

My LCR seems to run 10-15 fps faster than my Smiths, both J & K frame.

I thought I read on here it may be due to the B/C gap. Nonetheless I really like my LCR.

[Joe Mac]

My LCR seems to run 10-15 fps faster than my Smiths, both J & K frame.

I thought I read on here it may be due to the B/C gap. Nonetheless I really like my LCR.

My .357 LCR runs consistently 30+ fps faster than my .38 J frames with .38 +P fodder. Gold Dot 135 clocks just under 900 fps with the LCR, and is quite mild to shoot (by my standards). This is why I keep saying the .357 LCR is the perfect launcher for that load.

I don't have a complete enough set of feeler gauges to get an accurate B/C gap, but it is visibly tighter than the Js.