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Originally Posted by Huntsman
Dean2, You Sir are the Chuck Hawks of Canadian gun forums 
As a matter of fact you respectfully replied to to my thread to offer a threshold of caliber knowledge when I first dove into the new world of of 38/55 cartridge.
It is always so nice to have you on board 
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=325578
Op, the article that Mr Dean2 left the link for is an excellent read btw
Thanks Dean2. Keep it up! |
Thanks. Enough to make a fellow blush.
Op
For powder, try Varget to start with or 4198. Both produce good velocity, low pressure, low kick. Dick posted Western Metals, good link guy. Didn't know about them. Same price for cast as Bullet Barn, don't know if they custom size, but they do have Sierra 200 grain FN in stock for a reasonable price.
For your loads, make sure you crimp the bullets in place. It provides low SD in the straight wall cases, better accuracy and ensures the bullets don't move under recoil. Also, suggest you start load development with magnum primers, CCI 250, typically work well. For some reason they work better in the long straight cases then regular primers.