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Seating depth for .38 special

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fiatmom	Seating depth for .38 special	Lead	[-]
Posts: 117 (01/13/09 08:36 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None I am shooting .38 special in a .357 colt. Would seating the bullet out to aproximate the length of a .357 help or hurt. I figure it would be the same as seating a rifle bullet to the lands of the bore. Thanks
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Posts: 1421 (01/13/09 06:20 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Generally seating bullets close to the cylinder throat will helo accuracy a bit. This is easy to do with wadcutters and long bodied bullets. You can also increase the powder charge slightly to make up for increased case capacity. Just remember the .357 case is 1/10 th inch longer than the 38 Spl so seat the bullets out that much as a start. Also check the bullet fit in the cylinder throat. Correct fit should just snuggly pass the bullet with a slight pressure when pushed through by hand. Rich P
Abe Normal		#2	[-]
Posts: 125 (01/21/09 04:59 PM) active member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	fiatmom, In mild to mid range loads a longer O.A.L. should pose no problem. However as you run closer to the maximum recommended loads you may have trouble with the bullets backing out of the cases on the unfired rounds due to the heavier recoil and shallower seating depth as well as resulting lesser amount of "grip area" by the case on the bullet. Depending on the bullet used you may be able to employ a slightly heavier crimp to compensate. Or just keep the loads in the low to mid range and save the bigger boomers for the .357 cases. Abe If everyone thought like me, I'd be a fool to think any differently!

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