380681

[salvadore]

Does Lyman's 380681 carry enough lube in a 38/55 black powder load?

[jdgabbard]

According to THIS THREAD (https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?261439-Share-a-few-new-molds) it is designed for the 38-55, so likely BP compatible. Whether or not it actually holds enough lube could be debated I guess. But 4x grooves of a moderate size, I'd think it wouldn't be the worst bullet I could think of. Look at some of the early 32-20 molds, they only had a single, and very small, lube groove....

[country gent]

Its going to depend on the barrel length, black powder , grains size and conditions. I shoot the lyman 330 grain in my 38-55s with no problems My barrels on my hi wall and hepburn are both 30" long. I shoot Olde Ensforde and Swiss 1 1/2 F. I do blow tube between shots. But get a good lube star at the muzzle with soft greasy powder fouling.

With Plack powder the lube does double duty to lube the bullet and keep the fouling soft.

[salvadore]

thanks for the input, gents.

[indian joe]

Does Lyman's 380681 carry enough lube in a 38/55 black powder load?

compare it to the LEE 250 grain mold - that boolit works fine in my 24 inch barrel --I loaded 41 grains of Goex 5FA and a juice box wad - have shot 20 on the go without generating hard fouling