cast bullet for 38super

[yman]

Can I get some imput on a nice bullet to cast for a new Rock Island 38 super I just picked up? I use Lee molds most of the time. Purely plinking rounds, any suggestions would be appicated on reloading this round.

[beagle]

While not Lee moulds, we were just discussing this on another thread reference the 9mm.

Three bullets I have used are the #929 Saeco which is a 148 grain truncated point wadcutter, the #73 Hensley and Gibbs which is a 144 grain truncated point wadcutter and the Lyman 358480 which is a 133 grain semi wadcutter.

The old 356402 Lyman also shoots and feeds well in the Super ar around 125 grains./beagle

[crabo]

I've shot a bunch of Lee 125 rnfp with 231 powder. I sized them at 358 and 359 and they shot well. If you need a small game boolit, it would be a good one. It also comes in 6 cavity so you can cast a lot in a hurry.

[leadeye]

+1 above, my go to plinking bullet for 38 super or 9mm.

[NuJudge]

Be aware that all the Lee literature and the vendor websites show the old bevel-base & short round nose-with big-flat design Lee 358-125-RF, but when you buy one you will get a mold with a flat base and a longer nose. I've been shooting them in my 9x19 Beretta 92SF with better results than I've seen from anything else. It drops from my 6-cavity at .3595-.3600.

I tried it run through a Star ".358" marked die, and it came out .359" and shot tiny groups at 45 ft. I ran some of the .359" bullets through a Lee .357" die and they came out .357" and shot not quite as well.

[pigfixer]

magma has some nice molds for the super, there all 2 cavity but you can choose from 115 grain up to about 150 grain.
I personally shoot there truncated cone 125 and there 147 grain round nose.

[Buckshot]

...........For my Witness 38 Super, the boolit design that has proven MOST accurate has been the Lyman 147gr 356637. From common recent WW alloy they actually weigh 153grs lubed.

..............Buckshot

[twotrees]

LOL.... That's how most of us GOF's start our stories, isn't it??

If you can find an Old Lee 141 Lee TC bullet , that's the one to try. It was easy to "Make Major" with my Bar-Sto Barreled Combat Commander. That bullet and a LOAD of Unique, that would make every lawyer sit up and take notice, was a Hot super shooting load. Trouble was that gun slung cases about as far as some of the cowboy shooters, shoot Boolits. LOL.

The 147 TC Lee should be a good one for you as would the Lyman 356402.

Watch your brass, they are Expensive, nowdays.

Good Shooting,

[Super38]

Watch your brass, they are Expensive, nowdays.


That's the truth. People in competition seem to take these first. I've only retrieved 15% last time I shot.

Super38

[leadman]

I found the Lee 2 cavity mold is the flat base, long nose, the 6 cavity is small bevel base, short nose. I have both molds, with the 6 cavity being the newest.