Fellas, is thier any other cases out their i could use to reload .38-55 other than .375? My range always has gobs of other calibers in the garbage but both .38-55 and .375 are rare to come across.

You can blow out the .30-30. That is probably the most common case you find, right?

Because the necks get more brittle with use, you'll probably have the most success with once fired cases. These cases used to be shorter than factory .38-55 but now that factory .38-55 has a shorter case, I'm not quite sure of the actual measurement of the difference. In any case (pun intended), the slight difference is of no importance (you have been using .375 cases already).

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I have to add that: I use factory cases exclusively as they are easy to come by and correctly headstamped.

[ 05-07-2003, 20:42: Message edited by: Hobie ]

Mark ,
38-55 brass is longer than 30-30 cases . the new cases I have purchased lately are still longer than 30-30 / .375 cases . They are available and if loaded to low pressure will last a very long time . I have tried to blow out 30-30 cases "I also have a 375 Win. " are not worth the effort . buy new 38-55 cases and have fun.

while not easy to come buy, i think you can start with 356 winchester (35x307)
jeffe

Mark, I believe that 38-55 is one of the "seasonal" calibers that Winchester runs off every year (usually in the spring). So we should be due pretty quick. Seems to me Midway had a bunch a little while ago, and if you check locally, P & D over on 115th street usually gets some of the odd ball stuff in, as does Pud out in Bashaw. As a matter of fact, I think I saw some 38-55 cases the last time I was Pud's shop. Try giving him a call 780-372-4440. - Dan

I have made alot of .38/55 brass from .30/30 cases just to see if it could be done succesfully.Works fine and as stated are a litte short, but work fine. There is a method to do this, but it's not hard and succes rate so far has been 100%. You must fireform and square case necks. Works for me.

Just go to Star-Line and buy thier brass it will last a long time, before they came around I used 30-30, and 32-40 brass