First post, hello, intro, I had a person give me a reloading set before he passed away. Here is what i have,
single stage c-press,
set of 38special dies, Texan brand, Beam scale
hand primer, 1000 cci 550 magnum primers
Powder measure dropper, Primer cleaning tool, Case trimmer
some sort of primer tool that goes into press but i think i am missing 2 parts, the sleeve, and holder for tube
I have the part with the spring on it
Question,i think i will sart with trying the 38 special as soon as i can find powder, but i need bullets,bhn of 9
Or should i go with about a bhn of 12 like Missouri bullet company.
i need to to try the dies first, dont know if the seater die is also a crimp die, the 3 dies i have say sizer,seater,expander, just the 3.
Now about proper size of bullets, i have a Rossi 4 inch barrel.
My cyclinder exit is .362, i slugged the end of barrel and got around .358,kinda hard because its a 5 groove barrel, and it has small grooves.
so what would be a good size of cast bullet, .358, or .359
I also will buy my own mold as soon i see how a couple sizes work out, am going to try both .358, and .359 unless someone here has a better answer, thanks, have a great year. I removed my first sentence as it was throwing people off.
single stage c-press,
set of 38special dies, Texan brand, Beam scale
hand primer, 1000 cci 550 magnum primers
Powder measure dropper, Primer cleaning tool, Case trimmer
some sort of primer tool that goes into press but i think i am missing 2 parts, the sleeve, and holder for tube
I have the part with the spring on it
Question,i think i will sart with trying the 38 special as soon as i can find powder, but i need bullets,bhn of 9
Or should i go with about a bhn of 12 like Missouri bullet company.
i need to to try the dies first, dont know if the seater die is also a crimp die, the 3 dies i have say sizer,seater,expander, just the 3.
Now about proper size of bullets, i have a Rossi 4 inch barrel.
My cyclinder exit is .362, i slugged the end of barrel and got around .358,kinda hard because its a 5 groove barrel, and it has small grooves.
so what would be a good size of cast bullet, .358, or .359
I also will buy my own mold as soon i see how a couple sizes work out, am going to try both .358, and .359 unless someone here has a better answer, thanks, have a great year. I removed my first sentence as it was throwing people off.
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