Ok so im very new to this aspect of BP pistols so im in search of advice as to what to do .
Recently I converted a Uberti 1851 to 38 long colt . This is a kirts conversion.
Ok so my barrel swags at .370 . I been shooting Ultra max 158 gr RN
The accuracy is ???? Well about a 12 inch pattern at 25 yards , off hand . The bullets are tumbling and im getting real nice little rectangles in the target .
Im new to reloading cartridges and today I cast up some .376 heeled bullest from one of my old Dixie moulds .
I tried reloading the .357 long colt casings in my 38 special dies . Well it didn’t work to well . The casings all sized fine but when I went to seat the bullet it would stick in my setting dieand pull back out of the casing . I would then have to take the die apart and nock the bullet out , then reset the die
The bullet is a 125 gr, with a rather sharp point . It mic to .357 ant the base and then to .370 at the first band then .376 at the nose
So now my question . Is the die for a heeled 38 cal long colt larger then a 38 special ?
I see that Lee makes a set of dies for 38 long and short colt . Is this the difference IE the seating die and crimp die is larger .
Now the other option is
a) wad cutters “ I don’t like them :
B)Hollow based .357 bullet . Which would be great if I could find a reasonably price HB .357 mould that doesn’t cost in the range of having the barrel relined
Im wondering if it would be better to simply have the barrel lined to .357 .
If this is your opinion as to the best thing to do , who would you recommend and what type of cost would I be looking at .
Anny advice would be appreciated
Recently I converted a Uberti 1851 to 38 long colt . This is a kirts conversion.
Ok so my barrel swags at .370 . I been shooting Ultra max 158 gr RN
The accuracy is ???? Well about a 12 inch pattern at 25 yards , off hand . The bullets are tumbling and im getting real nice little rectangles in the target .
Im new to reloading cartridges and today I cast up some .376 heeled bullest from one of my old Dixie moulds .
I tried reloading the .357 long colt casings in my 38 special dies . Well it didn’t work to well . The casings all sized fine but when I went to seat the bullet it would stick in my setting dieand pull back out of the casing . I would then have to take the die apart and nock the bullet out , then reset the die
The bullet is a 125 gr, with a rather sharp point . It mic to .357 ant the base and then to .370 at the first band then .376 at the nose
So now my question . Is the die for a heeled 38 cal long colt larger then a 38 special ?
I see that Lee makes a set of dies for 38 long and short colt . Is this the difference IE the seating die and crimp die is larger .
Now the other option is
a) wad cutters “ I don’t like them :
B)Hollow based .357 bullet . Which would be great if I could find a reasonably price HB .357 mould that doesn’t cost in the range of having the barrel relined
Im wondering if it would be better to simply have the barrel lined to .357 .
If this is your opinion as to the best thing to do , who would you recommend and what type of cost would I be looking at .
Anny advice would be appreciated