38 special up for grabs

[pull the trigger]

I could spare some 38 brass and boolits if some newbie could use them. no post minimum just an honest help out

[BrassMagnet]

I can add a set of Steel 38 Special dies. These are steel, so you have to lube your brass. These are also 38 Special only and will not do 357 magnum.

[Brett]

Yes please to both. I have not been able to shoot my .38 in a long time. I have some primers but no .38 dies and few boolits and brass. I teach youth firearms classes and the .38 is so much better for beginners than 9mm or .40 but I have run out of ammo for it. This would be a huge help for me.

[Joe504]

Anything else you might need?

[Brett]

I would love to be able to cast for it. I have a casting pot, thermometer and a .40 lee mould. I can get some range scrap for lead. I would need a .38 mould and eventually a lube sizer.

The kids shoot mostly .22 but I always have some who want to try a bigger gun. So far I have been able to find .22 but we would like shoot .38 or 9mm for the older ones. I have the same problem with not having 9mm molds and dies. I have reloaded for a while but just started to cast.

The generosity of this board amazes me. I am truly grateful not only for me but also for the kids.
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[pull the trigger]

I will get the brass and boolits in mail. Pm me your address.

[Brett]

Thanks.

[carbine86]

Wow this community is so great to its fellow members. I hope one day to be able to help out as these two members have. But i myself have just started piecing everything together for reloading/casting. About 4 months in and i havent even loaded a single round yet. But i have deprimmed and sized all my 45acp brass i have. Great job guys keep up the selfless acts

[starreloader]

Brett, would 1000 pcs of 38 special brass be enough for you? Let me and I will get it off to you early next week

[Brett]

I am amazed by all of this. On top of the offers above BrassMagnet spent an hour on the phone with me today giving advice and explaining some of my mistakes. This is a great place.

[beezapilot]

Do you have a press????

[Brett]

beezapilot,

I do have a press. It is an old (70's) RCBS rockchunker. Some day I want to add a turret or a progressive. Right now it me takes two or three days to do 500 rounds of .40 s&w.

[beezapilot]

OK- I've a press that will end up in PIF- Good luck up there.

[BrassMagnet]

OK- I've a press that will end up in PIF- Good luck up there.

I would like to suggest you put the press up in Helping Hands. Then choose who you believe is most deserving rather than fastest.

[Joe504]

I'm being lazy here, is there a Lee mold that will work for 38/357/9mm?

[BruceB]

I'm being lazy here, is there a Lee mold that will work for 38/357/9mm?

Since my best results in many 9mm pistols have come with cast bullets sized at .357-.359, I will say that any Lee bullet in the 120-150-grain range THAT WILL FEED CORRECTLY should do fine in your guns. A couple of my pistols would even feed semi-wadcutter designs quite reliably! However, try to begin with a profile that is a wee bit more "feed-friendly" than a SWC...

Obviously, this will take some careful thought and experimentation on powder charges and seating depths, but they should work.

I would commence the research with bullets sized at .356, but I would then increase the diameter in steps until chambering during live firing became iffy or accuracy worsened.

[Joe504]

I am thinking of getting a mold for Brett, if I could get one that would do 38/357 and 9mm, that would be optimal

[Joe504]

Ok, how about the 358-125-RF?

[Tx reloader72]

358-125-RF gets my vote. Brett PM me your addy I will get you some Lee 358-105- SWC and I think I have a few 125 lying around. That way you can try them out. I will size them to .358 and Hy-Tek lube them for you.

[BrassMagnet]

Brett has a mould with handles in the mail. Also, a sizerluber with sizing die and top punch. The steel 38 dies failed inspection. He has carbide dies on the way. Also a Little Dandy powder measure. He needs a #00 rotor.
I forgot to include mould lubricant in the box. Anyone willing to include some of Randy Rat's Zip Lube or some Bull Plate lube in their care package? He also need hollow stick lube for a 450 sizer.