rattletrap1970
10-25-2013, 12:54 PM
Hello all,
A while back I got a Bubba'd M38 carcano. I stripped it and restored it to it's "as issued" condition. I picked up 100 pieces of brass and loaded it with some jacketed (I believe hornady) bullets to function test it. These rifles get a lot of flak, but I have to say I found it a very enjoyable caliber to shoot. With the fixed sight I was easily able to put all my shots into a standard size paper plate with a orange dot on it at 100 yards. But, the bullets are not cheap and not readily available, so, as with most of my rifles I'm trying to get a reliable cast load.
Could anyone recommend a good mold for this caliber? I will slug the barrel when I get a chance for specific numbers, but suffice to say the bullets I bought behaved nicely.
Thanks
A while back I got a Bubba'd M38 carcano. I stripped it and restored it to it's "as issued" condition. I picked up 100 pieces of brass and loaded it with some jacketed (I believe hornady) bullets to function test it. These rifles get a lot of flak, but I have to say I found it a very enjoyable caliber to shoot. With the fixed sight I was easily able to put all my shots into a standard size paper plate with a orange dot on it at 100 yards. But, the bullets are not cheap and not readily available, so, as with most of my rifles I'm trying to get a reliable cast load.
Could anyone recommend a good mold for this caliber? I will slug the barrel when I get a chance for specific numbers, but suffice to say the bullets I bought behaved nicely.
Thanks