Wadcutter seating question?

[Mach_Cat]

I Shooti 38 spl for for cowboy action. I was given maybe 1000 rounds of wad cutter lead. Now at my range they do not like the use of wad cutters. Something about not being able to verify you are shooting lead. Not exactly sure. Anyway my thought was, why not just seat the wad cutter only half way. They are about the length of the rnfp I am using. Is there anything wrong with this? Would need to make sure I only lubed the bottom two grooves.
Loads are light. Thoughts?....
Thanks just do not want waste already cast boolits and re cast them.

[Beagle333]

Like these?
http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt214/shutupandjump/PowderCoating/063001_zps4863c624.jpg
I had tumbled these in some blue powdercoat and just loaded them this way for fun.
They shot just fine. :grin:



pic of the original boolit.
http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt214/shutupandjump/cast%20boolits/063003_zps881c44d8.jpg

[Mach_Cat]

That is what I am thinking. I shoot 125gr with 3gr red dot.
Red dot just because that's what I have.

[MT Chambers]

The wadcutter design does not lend itself to loading a cylinder very quickly as the flat catches on the edge of the chambers, this is made worse in the heat of competition.

[Mach_Cat]

Do not reload on the clock. And we have practice on on Fridays so thinking mostly for practice.

[Mach_Cat]

What is the blue powder coat? Are you sizing and then powder coating but not doing a grease ring lube?

[Beagle333]

This was the "old" way, when we first started. It's come a long way since......

Ahhhh, let me show you to the World of PowderCoating.....
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?233317-Boolits-photo-album!

No lube. It completely does away with lubes of any kind, and for slower to medium+ speed shooting (I shot these at 1300fps), it is completely perfect! No leading, no lubrisizer needed, no sticky dies or hands, and you get unlimited colors.:mrgreen:

But they might not be allowed at competition, since you can't prove they are lead with just a glance.

[StrawHat]

The wadcutter design does not lend itself to loading a cylinder very quickly as the flat catches on the edge of the chambers, this is made worse in the heat of competition.

And yet PPC competitors did it for decades, on the clock with stunning accuracy.

Besides, for Coboy Action stuff, I would imagine he is shooting some kind of singel action. King of easy to drop them in one of them.

[Mach_Cat]

Very pretty! But do you still have to size first? What equipment do you need to powder coat like this?

[Beagle333]

PC adds about .002 to your boolit diameter. If you are dropping about .002 too small..... you don't have to size at all, before or after. If you are dropping at .360 and want to shoot .358, I'd size before and after coating.

The equipment varies. All methods are discussed in the alternatives and coatings section. Jump in, read a bit, and ask questions. :-D

[Char-Gar]

Seated out to far and you will have problems chambering the rounds.

[Mach_Cat]

Not a problem, shooting 38spl out of my 357 ruger vaquero. plenty of room there.

[mdi]

Well, back to your wadcutter question; I vary the seating depth of my .38 cal wadcutters on occasion. I have one mold that has a crimp groove about 1/8" from the end and one tumble lube design. I have seated the T/L wadcutter out as far as I could and still chamber the round. My accuracy didn't improve, and I saw no other problems/benefits...