Epic .38 reloading...

[Deplorable Me]

January's goal. 750?

 

[FRANKIE]

Damn!
Yes, the .38 is still special.

 

[Deplorable Me]

Damn!
Yes, the .38 is still special.

I love hiking into the range in the winter with the wheel gun and 10# of .38.

 

[Acer-m14]

so many to pick from 38 special

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwR-jFW0-GnmpZMggXPPASA

 

[togmaster]

You trim pistol cases?

 

[Deplorable Me]

You trim pistol cases?

Primer pocket cleaner. Grungy primer pockets.

Being 38 and used in a .357, never trimmed.

For .357, .44mag and .45 I check max brass length and throw out the .0005% that stretched too long. I set my caliper at max length and use it like a go-no go gauge. Maybe 2 seconds a case.

Rifle is a different story.

 

[FRANKIE]

Just wondering do you use any wadcutters?
Same process when reloading?

 

[Deplorable Me]

Just wondering do you use any wadcutters?

Full 148gr wadcutters and 158gr semi-wadcutters. Semi wad cutters get set almost like regular jacketed bullets. My full wadcutters look like this with a defined crimp area. Obviously specific powder and powder weigh for the lead vs jacketed. The lead is for plinking and target, small garden pest. Targets look like a paper punch hit them.

 

[Xae289]

So I use a similar double-ended wadcutter (maybe the same, but HiTek coated). I find them pretty annoying to load. I place them on the case mouth and they either tip askew or fall off the case when I'm loading them. I only loaded half a box out of frustration.

Is there some trick to loading these bullets, or does it sound like I just didn't bell these cases enough and should bell more? Never had a problem like that with any other bullet/case combo, but I've never reloaded full wadcutters or .38 Spl before.

 

[Deplorable Me]

So I use a similar double-ended wadcutter (maybe the same, but HiTek coated). I find them pretty annoying to load. I place them on the case mouth and they either tip askew or fall off the case when I'm loading them. I only loaded half a box out of frustration.

Is there some trick to loading these bullets, or does it sound like I just didn't bell these cases enough and should bell more? Never had a problem like that with any other bullet/case combo, but I've never reloaded full wadcutters or .38 Spl before.

Sounds like expanding the mouth more would help. In the future you could always run them through a second time to expand the mouth even if primed just no powder.

 

[kaliber]

I’m running a Dillon XL 650 and do a lot of 38 special, would definitely make Januarys goal in a day taking my time!