Matt's Bullets .38 S&W 200grain in a No2Mk1

[Pommyb]

The British changed to a 178gn bullet from the original 200gn in 1937/8 (L.O.C. Para.B1559), so your Albion No.2Mk.I would have been made with that ammo as a standard.....I wonder if the sights were regulated differently than the pre-1937 revolvers, or would there have been that much difference?
I had been reloading 145gn swaged bullets for my Enfield No.2Mk.I** & was getting very good accuracy at 15yds, but grouping low. I bought a 190gn bullet mold to get closer to the original loading, & thinking that would solve the elevation issues, but they actually shot lower than the 145gn'ers.

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[Mikesm44]

The British changed to a 178gn bullet from the original 200gn in 1937/8 (L.O.C. Para.B1559), so your Albion No.2Mk.I would have been made with that ammo as a standard.....I wonder if the sights were regulated differently than the pre-1937 revolvers, or would there have been that much difference?
I had been reloading 145gn swaged bullets for my Enfield No.2Mk.I** & was getting very good accuracy at 15yds, but grouping low. I bought a 190gn bullet mold to get closer to the original loading, & thinking that would solve the elevation issues, but they actually shot lower than the 145gn'ers.

Very interesting! I'm hoping to shoot some more soon and get some more telling results. Hopefully I can start reloading some before the new year.