bedbugbilly
05-15-2019, 02:25 PM
Just curious to see if anyone uses a double crump groove boolit in their 38 / 357 lever gun and if so, are you happy with results.
I'm downsizing and end result will be addition of 2 or 3 lever guns as I get rid of guns I don't use. In doing a search on here, I ran across a reference to a double groove boolit mold(Accurate) that would allow the use of the same boolit in either a 38 special or 357 casing - i.e. top crimp groove with a 357 casing would insure correct length for proper cycling and use of the bottom crimp groove and a 38 special casing with the boolit seated in the bottom crimp groove would produce a cartridge with the overall length of a 357 for better cycling. IIRC, one of the members here designed the boolit and Accurate lists them. One is in 150 grain and two in 170 grain.
36-150DG
http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=36-150DG-D.png
36-170D
http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=36-170D-D.png
36-170DL
http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=36-170DL-D.png
Right now, I have my eyes on one of the Henry Big Boy Steel Carbines in 38 /357 to trick out for a general use knock around rifle - eventually will be adding a Uberti lever in 38 /357.
I'm looking to possibly using one of the above boolit styles - primarily so I have the option of either using 38 special brass (which I have a good supply of) and still have the option of using 357 brass of which I also have on hand but not in a lifetime supply. :-)
My goal would be to develop a load that would work well out of the 16 1/4" carbine barrel as well s my Uberti 4 3/4" 357 magnum. Both the 38 special and the 357 mag casings would not be loaded "hot" but just general good shooting loads that are accurate enough for can killing and a woodchuck once in a while primarily.
I hadn't thought of a double crimp groove boolit design for use with both the 38 and 357 loadings until I ran across the posting. So am curious if anyone here uses these boolit designs or perhaps there are other designs being made with a double crimp groove for such purposes? I checked NOE but didn't see any on there. I don't PC and bolts would be tumble lubed in alox and paste wax as I do all of my boolits - again, won't be pushing them hard.
I had originally planned on using a 158 grain boolit - advice on which would be a better boolit weight in the above double crimp groove design out of the SA Bisley and the lever carbine - 150 or 170 grain?
Thanks for your experiences and thought.
I'm downsizing and end result will be addition of 2 or 3 lever guns as I get rid of guns I don't use. In doing a search on here, I ran across a reference to a double groove boolit mold(Accurate) that would allow the use of the same boolit in either a 38 special or 357 casing - i.e. top crimp groove with a 357 casing would insure correct length for proper cycling and use of the bottom crimp groove and a 38 special casing with the boolit seated in the bottom crimp groove would produce a cartridge with the overall length of a 357 for better cycling. IIRC, one of the members here designed the boolit and Accurate lists them. One is in 150 grain and two in 170 grain.
36-150DG
http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=36-150DG-D.png
36-170D
http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=36-170D-D.png
36-170DL
http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=36-170DL-D.png
Right now, I have my eyes on one of the Henry Big Boy Steel Carbines in 38 /357 to trick out for a general use knock around rifle - eventually will be adding a Uberti lever in 38 /357.
I'm looking to possibly using one of the above boolit styles - primarily so I have the option of either using 38 special brass (which I have a good supply of) and still have the option of using 357 brass of which I also have on hand but not in a lifetime supply. :-)
My goal would be to develop a load that would work well out of the 16 1/4" carbine barrel as well s my Uberti 4 3/4" 357 magnum. Both the 38 special and the 357 mag casings would not be loaded "hot" but just general good shooting loads that are accurate enough for can killing and a woodchuck once in a while primarily.
I hadn't thought of a double crimp groove boolit design for use with both the 38 and 357 loadings until I ran across the posting. So am curious if anyone here uses these boolit designs or perhaps there are other designs being made with a double crimp groove for such purposes? I checked NOE but didn't see any on there. I don't PC and bolts would be tumble lubed in alox and paste wax as I do all of my boolits - again, won't be pushing them hard.
I had originally planned on using a 158 grain boolit - advice on which would be a better boolit weight in the above double crimp groove design out of the SA Bisley and the lever carbine - 150 or 170 grain?
Thanks for your experiences and thought.