Whit Spurzon
06-20-2010, 02:57 PM
In anticipation of the arrival of my Marlin 336 Cowboy in 38-55 I've been casting the Lee 379-250 and the Ranch Dog TLC 379-235 RF. I have a few friends with the same rifle and both bullets seem to shoot very well in their Cowboys.
I found a set of Lee Dies for the Caliber at the local Fun store and decided to load up a few. While visiting the home of one of those cowboys I discovered the loads I had made would not cycle with either bullet in Winchester brass. The cartridges wouldn't would make it about 2/3 of the way in before stopping.
We were able load my brass with his RCBS (not the cowboy dies) 38-55 dies and get it to cycle but it was pretty tight.
I've ordered the RCBS cowboy dies and I'm trying to find some of the thinner Starline brass.
Wondering if anyone else has had that experience with the Lee dies? They've worked well with other calibers I've tried.
I found a set of Lee Dies for the Caliber at the local Fun store and decided to load up a few. While visiting the home of one of those cowboys I discovered the loads I had made would not cycle with either bullet in Winchester brass. The cartridges wouldn't would make it about 2/3 of the way in before stopping.
We were able load my brass with his RCBS (not the cowboy dies) 38-55 dies and get it to cycle but it was pretty tight.
I've ordered the RCBS cowboy dies and I'm trying to find some of the thinner Starline brass.
Wondering if anyone else has had that experience with the Lee dies? They've worked well with other calibers I've tried.