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Pistol Reloading Newbie - Bullet Depth for 38Spl
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<blockquote data-quote="Ahall" data-source="post: 3957129" data-attributes="member: 49426"><p>Top groove is the crimp groove </p><p>Bottom is for lube</p><p></p><p>With a cowboy load a light crimp should be fine</p><p>Don’t go nuts with the case mount expander either. The working of the rim will work harden the brass. As it hardens, it looses ductility and eventually cracks. </p><p></p><p>With stout loads an uncrimped bullet can back out of the case and if long enough jam the cylinder in your revolver. Not much fun when the offending round is on the left and the cylinder comes out on the right side of a gate loaded single action </p><p>Learned that lesson 30 some years ago. Don’t need a refresher course </p><p></p><p>Recoil will also shift a loose bullet in a magazine </p><p></p><p>Lubricant in the lower grove helps to prevent leading of the bore</p><p></p><p>I use a lube/ resizing press for my cast lead. There are other options with low start up costs. </p><p>A google search should introduce you to several of them. </p><p></p><p>You will find that the black powder cartridge shooters have done a lot in this area because they use the lube to control powder fouling and to lubricate</p><p></p><p>With smokeless powder you don’t have to go as far down that rabbit hole</p><p></p><p>If you are shooting cast lead you should read layman’s reloading manual for cast lead bullets if you have not already done so</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ahall, post: 3957129, member: 49426"] Top groove is the crimp groove Bottom is for lube With a cowboy load a light crimp should be fine Don’t go nuts with the case mount expander either. The working of the rim will work harden the brass. As it hardens, it looses ductility and eventually cracks. With stout loads an uncrimped bullet can back out of the case and if long enough jam the cylinder in your revolver. Not much fun when the offending round is on the left and the cylinder comes out on the right side of a gate loaded single action Learned that lesson 30 some years ago. Don’t need a refresher course Recoil will also shift a loose bullet in a magazine Lubricant in the lower grove helps to prevent leading of the bore I use a lube/ resizing press for my cast lead. There are other options with low start up costs. A google search should introduce you to several of them. You will find that the black powder cartridge shooters have done a lot in this area because they use the lube to control powder fouling and to lubricate With smokeless powder you don’t have to go as far down that rabbit hole If you are shooting cast lead you should read layman’s reloading manual for cast lead bullets if you have not already done so [/QUOTE]
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