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Originally Posted by Levergun
Just aquired my .38-55 in a model .94 diamond jubilee. The intent is to use this rifle as a shooter, but components are about impossible to find. Hornady discontinued their 220 gr flat nose, and all I can find is Barnes 255 gr. Building the load won't be a problem, but does any one know of a more reliable source of bullets? Any load insight would be appreciated as well. New to the cartridge, would like to learn from the guys who have been shooting it instead of the hard way. Thanks.
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The good news is the modern replicas will take a whole bunch more pressure than the originals so you can get quite a lot better speed. First great thing to know, you can make brass by necking up 30-30 brass. #0-30 and 38-55 brass is MUCH thinner than 375 brass and will produce the same velocity at much lowe pressure so don't get foolled into using 375 Win brass.
As far as bullets, bullet barn will custom size their cast bullets for anything from .376 to ,382 so measure your bore and order .002 larger to ensure a good seal and engagement of the rifling. Sierra still makes a 200 grain FN for the 375 and 38/55 if you want jacketed bullets.
Great article on high performance 38-55 ammo.
https://www.buffalobore.com/index.ph...uct_list&c=175