44minimum
12-16-2005, 09:38 PM
well dudes, it has been awhile since my last post but I have finally managed to produce some reloads.
questions and observations
1.after I had a loaded a couple of dozen of 38 cases with 5.0 grains of tight group I wanted to take one outside and try it just to make sure it would go bang but I noticed that the instructions for the dies said to never put 357 Magnum loads into 38 cases. I got rather hesitant to fire one so I quit messing with them and loaded up a dozen with 3.8 grains of tight group. I took one outside and fired it just to make sure that they would go bang. Then I read about Skeeter and others using 357 data for velocities over 1300 fps in 38 cases. I'm not the least bit concerned about 38 special cases with 357 Magnum loads in them finding their way into a 38 special gun, because I have 4 357s and zero 38s. is it okay for high velocity loads to be put into 38 special brass?
2. how much should I crimp? i tried to pull the bullet out of a couple of them with a pair of pliers but was unable to. Is that too much?what will happen if I have too much crimp? I know it will cause more pressure but how much is too much?
3. I was having a problem with trying to load 357 ammo with 38 special dies.I went around the problem by purchasing 500 once fired 38 special cases. My brother is going to give me another set of 357 Magnum diesand I will use themto load my magnum cases with.
I was going to post a picture of my reloads so that you guys could tell me if my reloads look okay and the bullet looks like it was seated okay, but the picture was too large and I cannot figure out how to shrink it.
am I correct in thinking that any load that is safe in a pistol will be safe in a lever action?
It has been a while but I am slowly making progress.
questions and observations
1.after I had a loaded a couple of dozen of 38 cases with 5.0 grains of tight group I wanted to take one outside and try it just to make sure it would go bang but I noticed that the instructions for the dies said to never put 357 Magnum loads into 38 cases. I got rather hesitant to fire one so I quit messing with them and loaded up a dozen with 3.8 grains of tight group. I took one outside and fired it just to make sure that they would go bang. Then I read about Skeeter and others using 357 data for velocities over 1300 fps in 38 cases. I'm not the least bit concerned about 38 special cases with 357 Magnum loads in them finding their way into a 38 special gun, because I have 4 357s and zero 38s. is it okay for high velocity loads to be put into 38 special brass?
2. how much should I crimp? i tried to pull the bullet out of a couple of them with a pair of pliers but was unable to. Is that too much?what will happen if I have too much crimp? I know it will cause more pressure but how much is too much?
3. I was having a problem with trying to load 357 ammo with 38 special dies.I went around the problem by purchasing 500 once fired 38 special cases. My brother is going to give me another set of 357 Magnum diesand I will use themto load my magnum cases with.
I was going to post a picture of my reloads so that you guys could tell me if my reloads look okay and the bullet looks like it was seated okay, but the picture was too large and I cannot figure out how to shrink it.
am I correct in thinking that any load that is safe in a pistol will be safe in a lever action?
It has been a while but I am slowly making progress.