Cylinder throat reaming

[fiver]

antimony dendrites will do the job too.

if you keep the loads in the 3-4gr area like you have been I doubt a crimp will even be necessary.
I have a taper crimp die I use for all kinds of target loads.
you could make one easy enough with that reamer you have, and some polish time on the lathe.

 

[Brad]

A taper crimp for 38 special is pretty simple. Bore a hole thru a threaded rod. Set co pound at desired angle and bore away. Made a taper crimp die for 45 ACP that way.
Easy enough to make something that simply removes the flare put on the case mouth at powder drop.

 

[freebullet]

I have a bucket of Lee 158rf cast your welcome to try some of. Have the 125rf mold you can try if ya want. Have the accurate 359-180e mold if you want to give it a go.

 

[Brad]

I have some of the Lee 125 cast up, borrowed the mould from Paul.
A 180 would work if I wanted something that heavy. I do own a 175 RD mould in a 6 cav Lee. I just don't forsee the wife wanting that kind of recoil.

 

[freebullet]

Ran slow they give a nice rolling recoil.

 

[fiver]

the heavy weights can provide a pretty smooth light feeling recoil.
I shoot a 250gr bullet in my 357 maximum on top of aa-2230 and it's an odd feeling to feel more twist than flip when I forget what it's like.

 

[gman]

Fiver are you shooting that 250 in a Ruger SRM?

 

[fiver]

Dan Wesson.

all my Rugers are 41,44,45 type stuff

 

[pokute]

Firing jacketed loads to smooth out high spots is guaranteed to enlarge the throats more than careful hand polishing, EVENTUALLY. You can only measure across the highest spots in the throat. It's the "same difference" between fire-lapping and hand lapping. Of course, either method will be better than what you started with.

In the same way that aggressive use of a reamer can produce uneven results, aggressive lapping can create oval throats, so be careful, and go slow.

 

[Ben]

I have some of the Lee 125 cast up, borrowed the mould from Paul.
A 180 would work if I wanted something that heavy. I do own a 175 RD mould in a 6 cav Lee. I just don't forsee the wife wanting that kind of recoil.

I do believe your wife would enjoy these fired from 38 Spec. cases.
Very accurate, very little recoil.

http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/accurate-38-357-125-gr.3013/

 

[Brad]

What kind of loads are you using Ben?

 

[Ben]

3.5 grs. of Red Dot or B'Eye in 38 Spec. brass.
Super accurate and a " Real Lead Saver ".
If you decided to move on up to 4.0 grs., it turns into a fairly potent load.
But , 3.5 grs. is a great paper punching load.

 

[Ben]

I even like 3.5 grs. of B'Eye in my Ruger SP 101

 

[Brad]

I have purchased a single pound of Bullseye in my life. Now Red Dot and Titegroup, those I have. Pretty darn close to Bullseye too.

 

[Ben]

As long as I'm on the " low end of things " with pressure, I use B'Eye and R-Dot , grain for grain, and notice little difference when I walk down to look at the target. On the top end of things, not so - - I'll go strictly by the loading manual for both powders then,

 

[Ian]

Titegroup would be good. I use 473AA because it's the right burn rate and I fell into a whole bunch of it for free, and also interchangeably a near duplicate of Ben's load, 3.9 grains of BE to about the same velocity and pressure, instead of Titegroup, because I'm using powder-coated bullets and loaded a couple thousand for long-term stockpile. A side note, the PC makes 3.9 BE shoot like 3.5 with lubed bullets.

 

[Eutectic]

I use 473AA because it's the right burn rate and I fell into a whole bunch of it

The 'Society' of Blue Grouse absolutely hate 473AA !!!

Pete

 

[Ben]

Ian,

I once used 473AA in a Smith & Wesson K-38 in B'Eye competition to come in 1st place against 72 shooters. I used a load with a 148 gr. wadcutter in the 38 Spec. that would clover leaf at 25 yards.

 

[fiver]

bulls-eye can grow some legs in the 357.
I never was a fan of the stuff until I got a bunch of pounds of it and started burning it up.
I'm running 6 grs under a powder coated 148 and even in my hands it will take out clay pigeons at 25-30 yds.
I think I have more room to go up with it but I have to be in the 1200 fps area now.

if you wanna go cheap on powder,, Clay's is your friend airc a max load in the 357 under a 158gr swc is about 3.3-.5grs.
a 2. whatever gr load is more a target type speed higher pressure round.
it burns like flash paper and you don't even have to clean the cases until about their 10th firing.
I run 4.8grs in the 45 colt from time to time under everything from 160 up through 255grs.
I doubt I will ever use that jug up unless I start dumping it in shot shells.

 

[Eutectic]

I doubt I will ever use that jug up unless I start dumping it in shot shells.

The last Bullseye I loaded was in 1oz 12gauge..... Not bad loads either...

Another interesting powder is Titewad. I loaded some under 148gr HB wadcutters and it shot right along with my 231 stuff. I've actually played with grouse loads some in .25-20, .32-20. .22 Hornet and got GOOD very light loads. Working with very flat meplats subsonic about 1050-1100. I found out why hammers generally have a flat face....... 'Cause these 'pipsqueak' loads hammer grouse! Very clean burning in very light loads....... may have some merit. Very light charges and faster burning than Bullseye!

Pete