What is the correct bullet diameter for this caliber? I think it is a few thousandths larger than .38 Spl--correct? Anyone know of a source for the bullets? Midway has the brass, it seems, but...
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What is the correct bullet diameter for this caliber? I think it is a few thousandths larger than .38 Spl--correct? Anyone know of a source for the bullets? Midway has the brass, it seems, but...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I'll chime in. Mine is a $10 gun show find that was missing the pan. I bought a pan somewhere--it was too heavy, so I ended up spending a good part of a rainy day trimming metal from the pan,...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Benchrest competitors drop their charges from measures--admittedly very precise and expensive measures.
Forum: Rimfire Area
Just some additional info on my three previous 39A's. The first was purchased in 1965 at the Navy Exchange in Yokosuka, Japan. Can't remember what I paid but it must have been around a hundred...
Forum: Rimfire Area
I've owned three of these over the years--stupidly let them get away for one reason or another. My LGS--the proprietor of which has a rack of used guns at mostly outrageously high prices--I think to...
Forum: Rimfire Area
That was a real steal. I have one that I bought several years ago. I think it was $350--maybe high in some areas but California gun prices are like real estate out here--outrageous sometimes. ...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I have tried loading the Lyman 266673 with light loads of 4759 (16-17g) without success. This bullet mikes about .002 over a jacketed Sierra 140g bullet which shoots accurately. The cast bullet...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |