38-55 project
Have my great grampa's 38-55 Win. 94. Its been in the closet for two generations. (Not mine-I have a safe) Bought a set of Lee dies some time ago and the lockdown right now convinced me to learn how to reload for the old lever gun.
I had to do lots of reading to understand the difference in case length between the old 38-55s and the newer ones. Learned about slugging the barrel so I choose the right size bullets- should I use cast or jacketed? Never worked with cast bullets before. Not much for powder data out there- not going to the city to buy any manuals any time soon.
Never worked with a 3 die set before. Never had to crimp the cases before in my other six calibers that I reload. Quite a lot to digest in one go.
In 2004 I set my son up with the rifle and he rattled in a WT buck. Its been stored since then.
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