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38/55 W,C,F loads.

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02 December 2009, 02:29
fishguts
38/55 W,C,F loads.
any body ever load any of these older cals? i just ordered some brass, dies and (376 Diameter) 255 Grain Lead Flat Nose bullets. i know thety came in black and smokless powder. im thinking of going with black powder. anybody ever do any old cals like this? looking for some place to get some data for black powder. ps gonna be going in a old 94 winchester.
actualy any info or pointers would be greatly apreciated. thanks


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02 December 2009, 03:22
Lamar
your 94 will most likely do it's best with 379 or 380 cast boolits.
i use 379 in my 375 wins.
if you are gonna use black you fill the case enough to put a bit of compression on the powder when you seat the bullet.
02 December 2009, 03:26
fishguts
thats sounds easy enough, thank you very much!
one other thing. i have a mod 92 that says 38 wcf. would that be a 38/55 also?


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02 December 2009, 03:34
SR4759
The 38 WCF is the 38-40 Winchester round.
02 December 2009, 03:48
fishguts
hey thanks! one more dumb question, i bought 5 of these oldtimers last week thats why all the questions. i also have ione thats a 32 wcf. am i thinking rite its a 32/20?


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02 December 2009, 08:42
craigster
Yes, 32 WCF = 32-20. 32 WS = 32 Winchester Special.